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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 Belvidere (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 Belvidere. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Belvidere is located in Kiowa 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 Kiowa County: Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford & Pratt.

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

  • Kiowa County     (The home county of Belvidere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Haviland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
      • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <2>
    • Wellsford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
      • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
    • Brenham ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
    • Greensburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
    • Mullinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
      • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <2>
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Sun City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Elm Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Aetna ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
      • Aetna is located in Barber County
    • Isabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Isabel is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Medicine Lodge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Wilmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Coldwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Buttermilk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
      • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
    • Protection
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Fellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
    • Trousdale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Centerview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Edwards County
    • Williams ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Edwards County
  • Pratt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Coats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Cullison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
      • Cullison is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Sawyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Pratt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Byers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Iuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people

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

Newspapers Published in Belvidere ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvidere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belvidere, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belvidere.

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 Belvidere:

Cemeteries Near Belvidere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belvidere.

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

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

  • Soldier Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Belvidere Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belvidere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belvidere Cemetery
  • Wyman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
  • Boles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
  • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Twp. Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • East Slope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Slope Cemetery
  • Wellsford Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsford Cemetery
  • Haviland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haviland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haviland Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
  • Coats Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Bethel Memorial Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Memorial Garden

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Belvidere had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Springvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Springvale is located in Pratt County
    • Springvale has also been known as:
    • Springdale
  • Wilmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Sun City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Sun City is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
  • Wellsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
    • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
  • Haviland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <2>
  • Brenham ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
  • Coats
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
  • Cullison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Greensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
  • Deerhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
    • Deerhead is located in Barber County
  • Coldwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elm Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Sawyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Mingona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
      • Mingona is located in Barber County

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

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

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belvidere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belvidere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4500, Longitude: -99.0801    
<4>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 Belvidere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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