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 Cuba (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 Cuba. 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.
Cuba is located in Republic 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 Republic County: Cloud, Jewell, Washington, Jefferson (NE), Nuckolls (NE) & Thayer (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Cuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuba:
- Republic County (The home county of Cuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Agenda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Munden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Narka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Scandia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Sherdahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Republic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kackley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Vining
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Garfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Huscher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Yuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Jewell County
- Formoso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Haddam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Brantford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Mahaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Morrowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Kimeo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Reynolds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Endicott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuba, see our County-by-County Page for Cuba.
Cemeteries Near Cuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.
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 Cuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Bohemian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farmington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Katherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brantford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Frontier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Cuba had a population of 415 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cuba had a population of 141 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Haworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Agenda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Brantford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Haddam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Munden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Narka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Strawberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Mahaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enosdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enosdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
- Morrowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuba.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cuba ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cuba. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cuba and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cuba.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Cuba.
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 Cuba:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Republic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Washington County
- Jefferson County
- Nuckolls 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> | 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 Cuba, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |