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 Coats (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 Coats. 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 doctors and 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.
Coats is located in Pratt 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 Pratt County: Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kingman, Kiowa, Reno & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Coats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coats:
- Pratt County (The home county of Coats)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Cullison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Pratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Natrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Byers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Byers is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Barber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Elm Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Mills is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sun City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Mingona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Isabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Deerhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Medicine Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pixley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Gerlane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gerlane is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Comanche County
- Wilmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Trousdale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Fellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cunningham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Willowdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Zenda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kiowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Wellsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Belvidere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Haviland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brenham is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reno County
- Turon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Former name for Turon:
- Pioneer City
- Stafford County
- Neola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neola is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coats, see our County-by-County Page for Coats.
Cemeteries Near Coats ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coats.
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 Coats - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coats covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Coats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Slope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruddick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Belvidere Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Soldier Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellsford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coats had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coats had a population of 75 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coats, with the one closest to Coats listed first.
- Springvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale has also been known as:
- Springdale
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Elm Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Mills is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
- Cullison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sun City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Belvidere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Mingona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Isabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Natrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Haviland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coats. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coats.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coats ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coats.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Coats. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Coats and those printed in the larger area surrounding Coats.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Coats.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Coats:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pratt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barber County
- Comanche County
- Edwards County
- Kingman County
- Kiowa County
- Reno County
- Stafford 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> | 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 Coats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Coats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |