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 Cawker City (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 Cawker City. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Cawker City is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Osborne, Ottawa & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Cawker City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cawker City:
- Mitchell County (The home county of Cawker City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Glen Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Asherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Esbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mankato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Burr Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Formoso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Barnard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Osborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Osborne has also been known as:
- Peru
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <1>
- Portis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Russell County
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Dispatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harlan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cawker City, see our County-by-County Page for Cawker City.
Cemeteries Near Cawker City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cawker City.
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 Cawker City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cawker City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grellett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naomi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Excelsior Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cawker City had a population of 899 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cawker City had a population of 426 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cawker City, with the one closest to Cawker City listed first.
- Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ionia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Dentonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dentonia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
- Solomon Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
- Osborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Osborne has also been known as:
- Peru
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <1>
- Blue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Portis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harlan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cawker City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cawker City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cawker City ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cawker City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cawker City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cawker City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cawker City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Cawker City.
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 either 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 Cawker City:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Mitchell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Lincoln County
- Osborne County
- Russell County
- Smith 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> | 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 Cawker City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cawker City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |