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 Cow Town (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 Cow Town. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Cow Town is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Cow Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cow Town:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Cow Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Wichita
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eastborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Oatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Westlink Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Wichita Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Bel Aire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Gill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kechi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Prairie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Sunset Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Towanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Whitewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Udall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McGraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- McLains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Van Arsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Annelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Halstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- North Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burrton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Saint Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Millerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Belle Plaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Cicero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Conway Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cow Town, see our County-by-County Page for Cow Town.
Cemeteries Near Cow Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cow Town.
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 Cow Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cow Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wichita Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wichita Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rest haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cartwright Cemetery
- Oatville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <2>
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ascension Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Cow Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cow Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cow Town, with the one closest to Cow Town listed first.
- Wichita
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Minneha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Tolerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Wichita Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Maize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kechi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cow Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cow Town.
Newspapers Published in Cow Town ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cow Town, 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 Cow Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cow Town:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Reno County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Cow Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cow Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |