Our Genealogy Helper
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 Beaver (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 Beaver. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Beaver is located in Barton County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Beaver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver:
- Barton County (The home county of Beaver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Hitschmann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Susank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Odin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Redwing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Stickney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Claflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farhman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Hoisington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hoisington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Kanbrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Walker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Pfeifer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Holyrood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Lorraine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Ellsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kanopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincoln County
- Sylvan Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
- Sylvan Grove Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <1>
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Bushton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Frederick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Silica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Geneseo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loretta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Timken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Dorrance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milberger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Gorham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver.
Cemeteries Near Beaver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Beaver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Schreiner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Beaver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver, with the one closest to Beaver listed first.
- Odin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Redwing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Hoisington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Dorrance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galatia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Olmitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bushton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Black Wolf ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Heizer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver.
Newspapers Published in Beaver ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beaver:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Ellsworth County
- Lincoln County
- Rice County
- Rush County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Beaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |