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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 Dighton (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 Dighton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Dighton is located in Lane County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lane County: Finney, Gove, Hodgeman, Ness & Scott.

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

  • Lane County     (The home county of Dighton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dighton, with the one closest to Dighton listed first.
    • Amy ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Lane County
      • Former name for Amy:
      • Ellen
    • Alamota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
      • Alamota is located in Lane County
    • Shields
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Lane County
    • Healy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
      • Healy is located in Lane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <2>
  • Finney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dighton, with the one closest to Dighton listed first.
    • Ravanna ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
      • Ravanna is located in Finney County
    • Friend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
      • Friend is located in Finney County
    • Kalvesta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalvesta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalvesta
      • Kalvesta is located in Finney County
  • Logan County
    • Elkader
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Logan County
  • Ness County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dighton, with the one closest to Dighton listed first.
    • Beeler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
      • Beeler is located in Ness County
    • Utica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Laird
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
      • Laird is located in Ness County
    • Arnold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Ness County
    • Ness City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ransom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Scott County
    • Scott City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dighton ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dighton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dighton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dighton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dighton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Dighton.

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 Dighton:

Cemeteries Near Dighton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dighton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dighton Cemetery
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
  • Shields Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dole Cemetery
    • Whipple Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
  • Beeler Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
  • Buda Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Utica Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Cemetery
  • Ravanna Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alanthus Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanthus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanthus Cemetery
    • Eminence Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Scott County Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott County Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dighton had a population of 304 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dighton had a population of 891 people.

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

  • Alamota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
    • Alamota is located in Lane County
  • Shields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Lane County
  • Healy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
    • Healy is located in Lane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <2>
  • Beeler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
    • Beeler is located in Ness County
  • Manning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Scott County
  • Utica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravanna ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Finney County
  • Laird
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Laird is located in Ness County
  • Alanthus ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
    • Alanthus is located in Gove County
  • Scott City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Scott City is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Dighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4820, Longitude: -100.4670    
<4>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.
<5>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 Dighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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