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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 Byers (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 Byers. 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 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.

Byers is located in Pratt 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 Pratt County: Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kingman, Kiowa, Reno & Stafford.

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

  • Pratt County     (The home county of Byers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Iuka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Cullison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
      • Cullison is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Pratt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Coats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Cairo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Pratt County
    • Sawyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Elm Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Sun City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
    • Isabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Isabel is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Barber County
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Trousdale ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Belpre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
      • Belpre is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Fellsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
    • Centerview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Edwards County
    • Lewis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <2>
    • Williams ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Nettleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Cunningham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Penalosa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Wellsford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
      • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
    • Haviland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Brenham ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
    • Belvidere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
    • Greensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Ray ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Pawnee County
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Larned
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Turon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
      • Turon is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Former name for Turon:
      • Pioneer City
    • Sylvia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
      • Sylvia is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Sylvia has also been known as:
      • Anderson's Farm
    • Jordan Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
      • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
    • Langdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Macksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint John
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
    • Stafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Stafford has also been known as:
      • Stafford Center
      • Stafford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Neola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Radium
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Seward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people

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

Newspapers Published in Byers ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byers.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Byers:

Cemeteries Near Byers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byers.

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

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

  • Byers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Neelands Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neelands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neelands Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Iuka Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iuka Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iuka Twp. Cemetery
  • Prattsburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prattsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prattsburg Cemetery
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
  • Green lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green lawn Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Township Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Leesburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesburg Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Iuka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Cullison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Pratt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Natrona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natrona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Natrona is located in Pratt County
  • Dillwyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
    • Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
  • Macksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
    • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
  • Saint John
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
  • Belpre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Fellsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
    • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
  • Haviland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Preston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Stafford has also been known as:
      • Stafford Center
      • Stafford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Springvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in Pratt County
      • Springvale has also been known as:
      • Springdale
    • Coats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people

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

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

The official website for Pratt County: www.prattcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7878, Longitude: -98.8670       In this case, the coordinates for Byers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Byers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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