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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 Bluff City (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 Bluff City. 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.

Name Variations for Bluff City ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Bluffcity.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Bluff City is located in Harper 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 Harper County: Barber, Kingman, Sumner, Alfalfa (OK) & Grant (OK).

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

  • Harper County     (The home county of Bluff City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Harper County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Anthony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
    • Harper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Runnymede
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
    • Attica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
    • Duquoin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
    • Crisfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
  • Barber County
    • Hazelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Norwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <1>
    • Adams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
    • Rago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Spivey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spivey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Anness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
    • Viola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <1>
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Doster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Sumner County
    • Argonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Caldwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Milan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Corbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County
    • Ewell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
    • Mayfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Conway Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunnewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • South Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Roland is located in Sumner County
    • Anson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
  • Alfalfa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Amorita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
      • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <1>
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Vining
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
  • Grant County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
    • Manchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
      • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <1>
    • Renfrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
      • Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Medford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Deer Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <1>
    • Pond Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
  • Kay County (OK)
    • Nardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
      • Nardin is located in Kay County (OK)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nardin <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Bluff City ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff City.

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 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 Bluff City:

Cemeteries Near Bluff City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff City.

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
  • Singer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singer Cemetery
  • Devore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devore Cemetery
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
  • Freeport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Cemetery
  • Morris Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Center Cemetery
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
  • Gibbon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbon Cemetery
  • Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery
  • H & S Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the H & S Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the H & S Cemetery
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...

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 Bluff City had a population of 194 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bluff City had a population of 58 people.

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

  • Metcalf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Sumner County
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Harper County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Doster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Doster is located in Sumner County
  • Anthony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
    • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <1>
  • Argonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Danville has also been known as:
    • Coalville
  • Renfrow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Caldwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Ruella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Corbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County
    • Crystal Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
    • Runnymede
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County

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

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

The official website for Harper County: www.harpercounty.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluff City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0760, Longitude: -97.8749       In this case, the coordinates for Bluff City 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 Bluff City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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