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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 Claflin (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 Claflin. 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 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.

Claflin is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.

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

  • Barton County     (The home county of Claflin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claflin, with the one closest to Claflin listed first.
    • Odin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Odin is located in Barton County
    • Redwing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
      • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Beaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Barton County
    • Ellinwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
      • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <2>
    • Dubuque ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
      • Dubuque is located in Barton County
    • Dartmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Hoisington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kanbrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanbrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
    • South Hoisington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
    • Susank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Great Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claflin, with the one closest to Claflin listed first.
    • Holyrood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
      • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <2>
    • Lorraine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
    • Wilson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanopolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
      • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <2>
    • Yankee Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
      • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
    • Langley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Venango
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
    • Carneiro ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carneiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
      • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claflin, with the one closest to Claflin listed first.
    • Bushton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Silica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
    • Frederick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Chase
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
    • Raymond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Geneseo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Alden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
    • Galt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Rice County
    • Mitchell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
  • Rush County
    • Otis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claflin, with the one closest to Claflin listed first.
    • Dorrance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
      • Dorrance is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
    • Milberger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
      • Milberger is located in Russell County
    • Bunker Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claflin, with the one closest to Claflin listed first.
    • Seward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Claflin ...

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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claflin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Claflin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Claflin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Claflin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Claflin.

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 helpful 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 Claflin:

Cemeteries Near Claflin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claflin.

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Bloomingdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomingdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingdale Cemetery
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Button Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Salem - Fried of Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem - Fried of Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem - Fried of Cemetery
  • Dubuque Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Palacky Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palacky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palacky Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Lorraine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friends Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery

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 Claflin had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Claflin had a population of 593 people.

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

  • Odin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Odin is located in Barton County
  • Bushton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Redwing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
    • Redwing is located in Barton County
  • Ellinwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
    • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <2>
  • Dartmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
  • Lorraine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Hoisington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Frederick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Chase
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Great Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Barton County
  • Raymond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
    • Black Wolf ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
    • Heizer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County

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

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

The official website for Barton County: www.bartoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claflin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claflin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5256, Longitude: -98.5349    
<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 Claflin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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