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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 Cora (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 Cora. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Cora is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Jewell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Franklin (NE) & Webster (NE).

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

  • Smith County     (The home county of Cora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Womer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Womer is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
    • Bellaire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bellaire is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Gaylord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Harlan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Cedar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Kensington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kensington is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Dispatch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
    • Claudell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Claudell is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
  • Jewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Esbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Burr Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Mankato
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell County
    • Cawker City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Osborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Portis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Downs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Agra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Agra is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Kirwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Riverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Campbell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Naponee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <1>
  • Webster County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cora, with the one closest to Cora listed first.
    • Inavale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Red Cloud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
    • Amboy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Guide Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Bladen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bladen is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Cora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cora.

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

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

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

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oriole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Price Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eminence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Webb Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Amity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Gust Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cora had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Womer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Womer is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Reamsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Reamsville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
  • Esbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Inavale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Riverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Cloud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Athol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Northbranch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Northbranch is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbranch
  • Dentonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dentonia is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Otego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Otego is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
    • Amboy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Gaylord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cora ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cora, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cora.

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 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 Cora:

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>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 Cora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.