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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Beaumont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Beaumont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Beaumont is located in Butler County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.

Below are the counties that are near Beaumont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaumont:

  • Butler County     (The home county of Beaumont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.
    • Keighley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keighley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Latham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
    • Rosalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Prospect
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Pickrell Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
    • Haverhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • El Dorado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smileyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Augusta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Cassoday
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassoday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday
      • Cassoday is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassoday <2>
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Cambridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Burden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Floral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.
    • Fiat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Grenola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
      • Grenola is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Cave Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
      • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
    • Moline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
    • Elk Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Busby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Elk County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Reece
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Severy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Climax
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Eureka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Lapland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Fall River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <2>
    • Neal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
      • Neal is located in Greenwood County
    • Hamilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaumont, see our County-by-County Page for Beaumont.

Newspapers Published in Beaumont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaumont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaumont, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaumont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beaumont:

Cemeteries Near Beaumont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaumont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaumont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.

  • Butts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaumont Cemetery
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownlow Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
  • Reece Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Latham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quito Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quito Cemetery
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Glen Grouse Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grouse Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cut Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beaumont had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaumont, with the one closest to Beaumont listed first.

  • Keighley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keighley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
  • Latham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
  • Reece
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
  • Rosalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Butler County
  • Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Pontiac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
  • Wingate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Butler County
  • Severy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Ivanpah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
  • Climax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eureka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Fiat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaumont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaumont.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaumont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaumont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaumont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6587, Longitude: -96.5327    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaumont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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