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 Broken Arrow Park (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 Broken Arrow Park. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Broken Arrow Park is located in 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 Broken Arrow Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broken Arrow Park:
- Douglas County (The home county of Broken Arrow Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Sibleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Kanwaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Centropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Le Loup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Imes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Rantoul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Newman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McLouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Oskaloosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lake Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Hilldale South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Clearview City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wilder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Olathe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zarah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Holliday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Lake Quivira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Tonganoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Jarbalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Basehor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Chiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Overbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Quenemo
(28 miles [45.1 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 southwest)
- Scranton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Highland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- North Topeka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Cullen Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Topeka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Grinter Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broken Arrow Park, see our County-by-County Page for Broken Arrow Park.
Cemeteries Near Broken Arrow Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broken Arrow Park.
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 Broken Arrow Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broken Arrow Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Haskell Indian Nations University - Haskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Cemetery
- Lawrence City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93216 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Vinland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery Beni Israel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Broken Arrow Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broken Arrow Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broken Arrow Park, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Baldwin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broken Arrow Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broken Arrow Park.
Newspapers Published in Broken Arrow Park ...
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 345 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Arrow Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broken Arrow Park, 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 Broken Arrow Park.
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 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 Broken Arrow Park:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte 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> | 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- Broken Arrow Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Broken Arrow Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |