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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 Beloit (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 Beloit. 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 doctors and 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.

Beloit is located in Mitchell County and is the County Seat.

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 Mitchell County: Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Osborne, Ottawa & Smith.

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

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Beloit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
    • Asherville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
    • Scottsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Glen Elder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cawker City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
      • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <1>
    • Tipton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
  • Cloud County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Simpson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <1>
    • Macyville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
      • Macyville is located in Cloud County
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Glasco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
    • Oneonta ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Yuma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Cloud County
    • Concordia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Huscher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
      • Huscher is located in Cloud County
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Cloud County
  • Jewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Randall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Formoso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Formoso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
      • Formoso is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Mankato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jewell County
      • Former name for Montrose:
      • Delta
    • Burr Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Esbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
      • Esbon is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Barnard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Denmark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Lincoln Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <1>
    • Quartzite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
      • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
  • Osborne County
    • Downs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Delphos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Ada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Ottawa County
    • Alfmil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
      • Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
  • Republic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beloit, with the one closest to Beloit listed first.
    • Kackley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
      • Kackley is located in Republic County
    • Norway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Republic County
    • Courtland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scandia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
      • Scandia is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <1>
    • White Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County
  • Smith County
    • Dispatch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Beloit ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beloit.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Beloit. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Beloit and those printed in the larger area surrounding Beloit.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Beloit.

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 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 Beloit:

Cemeteries Near Beloit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beloit.

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 Beloit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • McBride Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • West Asher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Asher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Asher Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Asherville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asherville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asherville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View 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 Beloit had a population of 2,455 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beloit had a population of 3,564 people.

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

  • Gilbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Solomon Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
    • Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
  • Asherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
    • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
  • Scottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Simpson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <1>
  • Glen Elder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Randall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Randall is located in Jewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Jewell is located in Jewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Macyville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
    • Macyville is located in Cloud County
  • Glasco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
    • Glasco is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Former names for Glasco:
    • Dell Ray
    • Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
  • Jamestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Blue Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Victor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Mitchell County
    • Oneonta ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Cawker City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
      • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <1>

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

The official website for Beloit: www.beloitks.org/

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

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>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.
<3>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- Beloit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beloit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4658, Longitude: -98.1081       In this case, the coordinates for Beloit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Beloit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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