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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 Boicourt (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 Boicourt. 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 and 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.

Boicourt is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Boicourt)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Bayard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mildred
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Selma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Greeley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kincaid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Scipio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Garnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Bourbon County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lane is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Lane has also been known as:
      • Lane City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Rantoul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Miami County
  • Bates County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Amoret
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Amsterdam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Worland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Merwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hume
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • New Home
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nyhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Drexel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <1>
    • Burdett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Passaic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Adrian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Main City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
    • Archie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Line
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Freeman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Annette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Vernon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boicourt, with the one closest to Boicourt listed first.
    • Stotesbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Metz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Richards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Horton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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

Cemeteries Near Boicourt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boicourt.

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 Boicourt - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boicourt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Boicourt had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Trading Post
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Trading Post is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
  • La Cygne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farlinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Farlinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
  • Amoret
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Worland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Amsterdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mound City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Merwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadmus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rucker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rucker is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Virginia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Virginia is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Fontana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people

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

Newspapers Published in Boicourt ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boicourt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boicourt, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boicourt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Boicourt:

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 Boicourt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Boicourt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.