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 Calderhead (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 Calderhead. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Calderhead is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clay, Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Riley, Gage (NE), Jefferson (NE) & Thayer (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Calderhead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calderhead:
- Washington County (The home county of Calderhead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Brantford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Haddam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kimeo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Mahaska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Chepstow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Vining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Garfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Browndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Idana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Clay Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Broughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Huscher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Marshall County
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Agenda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Narka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Munden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Norway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Scandia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kackley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Sherdahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- May Day
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Winkler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Steele City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Hubbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calderhead, see our County-by-County Page for Calderhead.
Cemeteries Near Calderhead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calderhead.
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 Calderhead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calderhead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Brantford Covenant Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brantford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Agenda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Calderhead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calderhead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calderhead, with the one closest to Calderhead listed first.
- Brantford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Agenda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Ames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Haworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Enosdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enosdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haddam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calderhead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calderhead.
Newspapers Published in Calderhead ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calderhead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calderhead, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calderhead.
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 Calderhead:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Marshall County
- Republic County
- Riley County
- Jefferson County
- Thayer 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 '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- Calderhead) 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 Calderhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |