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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 Catharine (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 Catharine. 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.

Name Variations for Catharine ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Catharine has also been known as: Catherine.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Catharine is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Barton, Graham, Ness, Osborne, Rooks, Rush, Russell & Trego.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Catharine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
    • Emmeram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
    • Toulon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Victoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Hays
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
    • Munjor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Walker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Ellis County
    • Yocemento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Turkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County
    • Antonino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Hog Back
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Pfeifer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
      • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
    • Schoenchen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
    • Galatia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Millard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Barton County
    • Stickney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Barton County
    • Susank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
      • Susank is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Osborne County
    • Natoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <3>
  • Rooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
    • Codell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville
    • Plainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Zurich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
      • Zurich is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Palco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
    • Loretta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Liebenthal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
      • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Otis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
    • Hargrave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
      • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • McCracken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <3>
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
    • Gorham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
    • Balta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
      • Balta is located in Russell County
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Milberger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
      • Milberger is located in Russell County
    • Waldo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Former name for Waldo:
      • Pleasant Run
    • Bunker Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
    • Luray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Trego County
    • Ogallah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
      • Ogallah is located in Trego County

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

Cemeteries Near Catharine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catharine.

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

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

  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Fidelis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Fidelis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Fidelis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Severin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Severin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Severin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gorham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hyacinth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyacinth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 in 1895, Catharine had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Toulon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
  • Hays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
  • Victoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Munjor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
  • Gorham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Fairport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Russell County
  • Turkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
  • Hog Back
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
    • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
  • Pfeifer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
  • Codell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Ellis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Liebenthal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
      • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people

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

Newspapers Published in Catharine ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catharine.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Catharine:

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

The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Catharine, 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- Catharine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catharine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9272, Longitude: -99.2168       In this case, the coordinates for Catharine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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