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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 Bonnie Brae (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 Bonnie Brae. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.

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

  • Sedgwick County     (The home county of Bonnie Brae)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae listed first.
    • Eastborough
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Wichita
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bel Aire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cow Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Greenwich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Kechi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
    • Wichita Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Oatville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
    • Park City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Haysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray Gill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
    • Waco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae listed first.
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Prairie Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Sunset Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Lorena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Rose Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Augusta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Towanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Douglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Midian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae listed first.
    • Udall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Akron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Floral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Wilmot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae listed first.
    • Sedgwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Annelly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • McLains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Putnam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • McGraw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Van Arsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Halstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Paxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Walton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Zimmerdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
  • Reno County
    • Saint Joe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Cicero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Anson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Wellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Conway Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Roland is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland

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

Cemeteries Near Bonnie Brae ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonnie Brae.

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 Bonnie Brae - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonnie Brae, with the one closest to Bonnie Brae 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>

While we didn't find Bonnie Brae in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonnie Brae.

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

  • Minneha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
  • Wichita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tolerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
  • Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
  • Kechi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
  • Greenwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Oatville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Wichita Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
  • Derby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lorena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Haysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Valley Center
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Bonnie Brae. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonnie Brae.

Newspapers Published in Bonnie Brae ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonnie Brae.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonnie Brae, 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 Bonnie Brae.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bonnie Brae:

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 Bonnie Brae, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonnie Brae) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.