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 Belvue (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 Belvue. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Belvue is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Belvue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belvue:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Belvue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Wamego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aikins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Saint Clere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onaga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duluth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Havensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Delia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Soldier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mayetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Circleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nemaha County
- America City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Zeandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Eureka Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Keats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- North Topeka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Topeka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Paxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McFarland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Vera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eskridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alta Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belvue, see our County-by-County Page for Belvue.
Cemeteries Near Belvue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belvue.
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 Belvue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belvue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Belvue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vieux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louisville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belvue had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belvue had a population of 204 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belvue, with the one closest to Belvue listed first.
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Wamego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laclede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Wabaunsee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
- Paxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McFarland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Vera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belvue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belvue.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belvue ...
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 295 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvue.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belvue. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belvue and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belvue.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Belvue.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Belvue:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Nemaha County
- Riley County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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> | 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 Belvue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belvue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |