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 Dalbey (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 Dalbey. 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 Dalbey ...
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.
Another variation: Dalby.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Dalbey is located in Atchison 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 Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Dalbey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dalbey:
- Atchison County (The home county of Dalbey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Port Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Atchison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Potter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cummings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Muscotah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Everest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Doniphan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Brenner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Bendena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Moray
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Wathena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Elwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Severance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Larkinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Whiting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Denison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Nortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Dunavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- McLouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- Half Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Lake Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ozawkie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Lowemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jarbalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Basehor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andrew County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Country Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Amazonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Nodaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Matney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Gower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gower is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <1>
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holt County (MO)
- Forbes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Sugar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Iatan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- West Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Stillings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Dearborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camden Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Tracy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Farley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Platte City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dalbey, see our County-by-County Page for Dalbey.
Cemeteries Near Dalbey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dalbey.
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 Dalbey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dalbey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Mt. Gillin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sumner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. St. Scholastica Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Benedicts Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Sacks Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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, Dalbey had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dalbey, with the one closest to Dalbey listed first.
- Port Williams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Sugar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Potter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Oak Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Iatan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Atchison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Hawthorne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Cummings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dalbey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dalbey.
Newspapers Published in Dalbey ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dalbey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dalbey, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dalbey.
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 helpful 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 Dalbey:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Holt County
- Platte 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 Dalbey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dalbey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |