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 Clyde (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 Clyde. 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 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.
Clyde is located in Cloud 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 Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Clyde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clyde:
- Cloud County (The home county of Clyde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Huscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Cook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miltonvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Glasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Vining
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Garfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Browndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Idana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Clay Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Broughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Longford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <1>
- Mitchell County
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Delphos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Agenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Munden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Scandia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Narka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Kackley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Sherdahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- May Day
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Bala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Brantford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Linn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haddam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Kimeo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Morrowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Greenleaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chepstow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Mahaska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Barnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thayer County (NE)
- Hubbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clyde, see our County-by-County Page for Clyde.
Cemeteries Near Clyde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyde.
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 Clyde - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clyde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agenda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rusco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Brantford Covenant Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rice 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clyde had a population of 1,137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clyde had a population of 647 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Vining
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Agenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Brantford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Strawberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Talmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clyde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clyde.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clyde ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyde.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clyde. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clyde and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clyde.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Clyde.
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 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 Clyde:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cloud County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Mitchell County
- Ottawa County
- Republic County
- Riley County
- Washington County
- Thayer 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clyde) 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 Clyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |