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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 Codell (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 Codell. 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 Codell ...

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.

Prior to its current name of Codell, it was known as Florreyville.

Another variation: Floreyville.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Codell is located in Rooks 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 Rooks County: Ellis, Graham, Osborne, Phillips, Russell, Smith & Trego.

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

  • Rooks County     (The home county of Codell)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codell, with the one closest to Codell listed first.
    • Turkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmeram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Catharine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Catharine is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine has also been known as:
      • Catherine
    • Hays
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Toulon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Victoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Walker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Yocemento
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
    • Hog Back
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Munjor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Ellis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Antonino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codell, with the one closest to Codell listed first.
    • Nicodemus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bogue is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Bogue has also been known as:
      • Wildhorse
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bogue
      • From Codell to Bogue
  • Osborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codell, with the one closest to Codell listed first.
    • Natoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Osborne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codell, with the one closest to Codell listed first.
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Waldo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waldo
      • From Codell to Waldo
    • Gorham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Balta ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Luray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Codell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Codell.

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

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

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

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 in 1895, Codell had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Turkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Natoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Laton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Fairport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairport is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Zurich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Stockton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Catharine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Woodston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Waldo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waldo
    • From Codell to Waldo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Covert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Covert is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
    • Palco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Codell ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Codell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Codell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Codell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Codell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Codell.

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 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 Codell:

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>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- Codell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Codell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.