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 Bert Wettar (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 Bert Wettar. 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.
Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Barton, Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Rush & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Bert Wettar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bert Wettar:
- Pawnee County (The home county of Bert Wettar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Rozel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Burdett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ash Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Larned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ray ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Pawnee Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Heizer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Nettleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kinsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ardell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Belpre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belpre is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Offerle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Hodges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hodges is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Williams ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Centerview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Fellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
- Trousdale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hodgeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Hanston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jetmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ness County
- Bazine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bazine is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Nekoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Rush Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Timken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- La Crosse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Hargrave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- McCracken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Otis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Macksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bert Wettar, see our County-by-County Page for Bert Wettar.
Cemeteries Near Bert Wettar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bert Wettar.
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 Bert Wettar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bert Wettar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Rozel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Larned Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Larned Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Larned Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Larned.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92858 <2>
- Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pratt Cemetery
- Zook Cemetery
- Crandall Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (52 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Kinsley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wayne Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Bert Wettar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bert Wettar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bert Wettar, with the one closest to Bert Wettar listed first.
- Rozel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Burdett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ash Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Nettleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Larned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Kinsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Nekoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Rush Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ray ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Pawnee Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bert Wettar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bert Wettar.
Newspapers Published in Bert Wettar ...
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 Bert Wettar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bert Wettar, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bert Wettar.
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 Bert Wettar:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pawnee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Edwards County
- Hodgeman County
- Ness County
- Rush County
- Stafford 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> | 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. |
| <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 Bert Wettar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bert Wettar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |