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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 Cedar Vale (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 Cedar Vale. 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 Cedar Vale ...

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.

Cedar Vale has also been known as: Cedar and Cedarvale.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Osage (OK) & Washington (OK).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Cedar Vale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Vale, with the one closest to Cedar Vale listed first.
    • Osro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
      • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
      • Osro has also been known as:
      • Osrow
      • Ozro Falls
      • Ozro
      • Ozrow
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osro
      • From Cedar Vale to Osro
    • Layton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Cedar Vale to Layton
    • Wauneta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wauneta
      • From Cedar Vale to Wauneta
    • Hewins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
      • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
    • Gibbs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
      • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbs
      • From Cedar Vale to Gibbs
    • Rogers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rogers
      • From Cedar Vale to Rogers
    • Elgin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Elgin has also been known as:
      • New Elgin
    • Sedan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chautauqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grafton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grafton
      • From Cedar Vale to Grafton
    • Monett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
      • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monett
      • From Cedar Vale to Monett
    • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
      • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
    • Peru
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Vale, with the one closest to Cedar Vale listed first.
    • Wingate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Latham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <3>
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Vale, with the one closest to Cedar Vale listed first.
    • Taussig
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
      • Taussig is located in Cowley County
    • Hooser
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
      • Hooser is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooser
      • From Cedar Vale to Hooser
    • Dexter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Maple City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Eaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eaton
      • From Cedar Vale to Eaton
    • Vinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vinton
      • From Cedar Vale to Vinton
    • Grand Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cameron
      • From Cedar Vale to Cameron
    • Burden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tisdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Silverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
    • Glen Crouse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Elk County
  • Montgomery County
    • Havana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Kay County (OK)
  • Osage County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Vale, with the one closest to Cedar Vale listed first.
    • Frankfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frankfort
      • From Cedar Vale to Frankfort
    • Grainola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Foraker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Webb City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Shidler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
      • Shidler is located in Osage County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <3>
    • Whippoorwill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Vale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Vale.

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

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

  • Cedar Vale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ozro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cloverdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cloverdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caneyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caneyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Dale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • De Bask Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Bask Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Bask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moore Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedar Vale had a population of 640 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cedar Vale had a population of 503 people.

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

  • Taussig
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
    • Taussig is located in Cowley County
  • Osro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
    • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
    • Osro has also been known as:
    • Osrow
    • Ozro Falls
    • Ozro
    • Ozrow
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osro
    • From Cedar Vale to Osro
  • Hewins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
    • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
  • Wauneta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
    • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wauneta
    • From Cedar Vale to Wauneta
  • Hooser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
    • Hooser is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hooser
    • From Cedar Vale to Hooser
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Rogers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rogers
    • From Cedar Vale to Rogers
  • Dexter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elgin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Maple City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sedan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Grenola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Vinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vinton
      • From Cedar Vale to Vinton
    • Chautauqua
      (18 miles [29 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 Cedar Vale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Vale.

Newspapers Published in Cedar Vale ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Vale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Vale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Vale.

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 Cedar Vale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Vale. 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>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>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 Cedar Vale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Vale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Vale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1063, Longitude: -96.4999    









 

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