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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 Caruso (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 Caruso. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Caruso is located in Sherman 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 Sherman County: Kit Carson (CO), Cheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Thomas & Wallace.

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

  • Sherman County     (The home county of Caruso)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caruso, with the one closest to Caruso listed first.
    • Ruleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
      • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruleton
      • From Caruso to Ruleton
    • Goodland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kanorado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Edson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
      • Edson is located in Sherman County
  • Cheyenne County
  • Thomas County
    • Brewster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
  • Wallace County
  • Kit Carson County (CO)
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • Yuma County (CO)

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

Cemeteries Near Caruso ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caruso.

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

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

  • Whistler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frerichs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frerichs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frerichs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanorado Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edison Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartzler Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • North Twp. Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Shermanville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shermanville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shermanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hollenbeck Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

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

  • Ruleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruleton
    • From Caruso to Ruleton
  • Goodland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kanorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Edson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Sherman County
  • Brewster
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
  • Burlington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • Wheeler
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Caruso ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caruso.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caruso, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caruso.

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 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 Caruso:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Caruso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Caruso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caruso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3387, Longitude: -101.8194       In this case, the coordinates for Caruso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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