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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Black Jack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Black Jack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Jack, please Contact Us.
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 Black Jack (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 Black Jack. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Black Jack is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Black Jack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Jack:
- Douglas County (The home county of Black Jack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Baldwin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Vinland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Sibleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Noria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Greeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Le Loup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Ottawa Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Imes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Rantoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- B N Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Richter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Buck Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McLouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clearview City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- De Soto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olathe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Zarah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Lenexa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Tonganoxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Basehor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Jarbalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Paola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Osawatomie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Block
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Fontana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Overbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quenemo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vassar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Loch Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- West Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Martin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Jack, see our County-by-County Page for Black Jack.
Cemeteries Near Black Jack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Jack.
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 Black Jack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Jack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Black Jack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Black Jack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wellsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- St. Columbine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vinland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
Black Jack itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Le Loup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vinland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centropolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Jack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.
Newspapers Published in Black Jack ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Jack, 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 Black Jack.
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 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 Black Jack:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- Cass County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Jack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |