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 Bushton (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 Bushton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Bushton is located in Rice 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 Rice County: Barton, Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Bushton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushton:
- Rice County (The home county of Bushton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Silica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silica is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Galt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saxman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Farhman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Claflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hitschmann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Odin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Ellinwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redwing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Hoisington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kanbrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- South Hoisington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Holyrood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kanopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Yankee Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Langley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Venango
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
- Terra Cotta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Windom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Marquette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Kilbourns Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
- McVays Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McVays Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
- Nickerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Dorrance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bushton, see our County-by-County Page for Bushton.
Cemeteries Near Bushton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushton.
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 Bushton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bushton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Button Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem - Fried of Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Palacky Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shumway Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bushton had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bushton had a population of 250 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bushton, with the one closest to Bushton listed first.
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Claflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Ellinwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Redwing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Galt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bushton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bushton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bushton ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bushton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bushton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bushton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Bushton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bushton:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Rice County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Ellsworth County
- McPherson County
- Reno County
- Russell 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> | 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 Bushton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bushton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |