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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 Cheyenne (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 Cheyenne. 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 Cheyenne ...

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 occur.

Cheyenne has also been known as: Cheyenne City.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cheyenne. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheyenne.

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 and doctors 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.

Cheyenne is located in Osborne 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 Osborne County: Ellis, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Rooks, Russell & Smith.

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

  • Osborne County     (The home county of Cheyenne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne, with the one closest to Cheyenne listed first.
    • Osborne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Natoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Downs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Portis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Alton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alton is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Ellis County
    • Emmeram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
  • Ellsworth County
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne, with the one closest to Cheyenne listed first.
    • Sylvan Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
      • Sylvan Grove Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <1>
    • Denmark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Lincoln Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne, with the one closest to Cheyenne listed first.
    • Hunter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Cawker City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Elder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rooks County
    • Codell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne, with the one closest to Cheyenne listed first.
    • Luray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Lucas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldo is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Former name for Waldo:
      • Pleasant Run
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Bunker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dorrance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Balta ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Balta is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
    • Gorham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne, with the one closest to Cheyenne listed first.
    • Dispatch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
    • Harlan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Harlan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan

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

Cemeteries Near Cheyenne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheyenne.

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 Cheyenne - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cheyenne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cheyenne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Potterville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Luray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Delhi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delhi Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lucas.
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Covert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Cedar Bluff Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Victor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rosette 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cheyenne had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Vincent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vincent is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Luray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Waldo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Lucas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Covert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Covert is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
  • Tipton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Sylvan Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <1>
  • Blue Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Corinth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Corinth is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Osborne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Denmark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Victor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Victor is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Natoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cheyenne ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheyenne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheyenne, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheyenne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cheyenne:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheyenne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cheyenne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.