Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chelsea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chelsea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chelsea, please Contact Us.
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 Chelsea (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 Chelsea. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chelsea is historic, it would have been located within present day Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Chelsea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chelsea:
- Butler County (The home county of Chelsea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pontiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Aikman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aikman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopkins is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Rosalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassoday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Potwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Wonsevu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wonsevu is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
- Matfield Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Clements
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Bazaar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Ivanpah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Reece
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Lapland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Annelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- McLains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peabody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <2>
- Oursler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oursler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bel Aire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kechi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eastborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chelsea, see our County-by-County Page for Chelsea.
Cemeteries Near Chelsea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chelsea.
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 Chelsea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chelsea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Chelsea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Lawns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Valley Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassoday Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quito Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
Chelsea itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Pontiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Rosalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Ivanpah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Haverhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Keighley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wonsevu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wonsevu is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
- Brainerd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chelsea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chelsea.
Newspapers Published in Chelsea ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chelsea, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chelsea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chelsea:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Greenwood County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Sedgwick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chelsea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chelsea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |