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 Bucklin (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 Bucklin. 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.

Bucklin is located in Ford 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 Ford County: Clark, Edwards, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa & Meade.

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

• Ford County     (The home county of Bucklin)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bucklin, with the one closest to Bucklin listed first.
  • Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <2>
  • Bloom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Bloom is located in Ford County
  • Windhorst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
    • Windhorst is located in Ford County
  • Windthorst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
    • Windthorst is located in Ford County
  • Wilroads
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
    • Wilroads is located in Ford County
  • Fort Dodge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
    • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
  • Wilroads Gardens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
    • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
  • Spearville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
    • Spearville is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Wright
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Ford County
  • Dodge City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge City <2>
• Clark County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bucklin, with the one closest to Bucklin listed first.
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Clark County
  • Minneola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
    • Minneola is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <2>
  • Ashland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
  • Sitka
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka is located in Clark County
• Comanche County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bucklin, with the one closest to Bucklin listed first.
  • Protection
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Protection is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protection <2>
  • Coldwater
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <2>
  • Wilmore
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
• Edwards County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bucklin, with the one closest to Bucklin listed first.
  • Hodges
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
    • Hodges is located in Edwards County
  • Offerle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Offerle is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Williams ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Edwards County
  • Ardell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
    • Ardell is located in Edwards County
  • Centerview
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Kinsley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsley
    • Kinsley is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsley <2>
  • Fellsburg
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
    • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
• Kiowa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Bucklin, with the one closest to Bucklin listed first.
  • Mullinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
    • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <2>
  • Greensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
  • Brenham ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
  • Haviland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bucklin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bucklin.

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

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

• Bucklin Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucklin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92100 <4>
• Sodville Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ford Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• McKinley Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bloom Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lexington Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bethel Memorial Garden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Memorial Garden
  • The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
  • Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fairview Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bucklin had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bucklin had a population of 754 people.

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

• Kingsdown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsdown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdown
  • Kingsdown is located in Ford County
• Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Ford is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <2>
• Mullinville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
  • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <2>
• Bloom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Bloom is located in Ford County
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Clark County
• Wilroads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
  • Wilroads is located in Ford County
• Greensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
• Spearville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
  • Spearville is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Wright
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Wright is located in Ford County
• Minneola
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <2>
• Bellefont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefont
  • Bellefont is located in Ford County
• Brenham ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Offerle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Offerle is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • South Dodge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dodge
    • South Dodge is located in Ford County
  • Ashland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bucklin ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bucklin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bucklin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bucklin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bucklin.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Bucklin.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bucklin:

• Websites specific to Kansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Pages specific to Ford County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clark County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Comanche County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Edwards County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Kiowa County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Ford County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Ford County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ford County: www.fordcounty.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/