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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 Dry Wood (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 Dry Wood. 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 Dry Wood ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Drywood.

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 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.

Dry Wood is located in Crawford County.

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 Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Dry Wood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Cato
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
    • Englevale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
      • Englevale is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Englevale
      • From Dry Wood to Englevale
    • Coalvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gross
      • From Dry Wood to Gross
    • Farlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Crawford County
    • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fox Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Savonburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Elsmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Moran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Pawnee Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Godfrey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godfrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Godfrey
      • From Dry Wood to Godfrey
    • Edward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
      • Edward is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edward
      • From Dry Wood to Edward
    • Hiattville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
      • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
    • Hollister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
      • Hollister is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollister
      • From Dry Wood to Hollister
    • Ronald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ronald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ronald
      • From Dry Wood to Ronald
    • Fort Scott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bell Town
      • From Dry Wood to Bell Town
    • Marmaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marmaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marmaton
      • From Dry Wood to Marmaton
    • Redfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Dry Wood to Petersburg
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Barrett ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Cherokee County
    • Coal Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
    • Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
      • Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
    • Weir
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Scammon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
    • Carona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Carlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
    • Roseland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
    • Mayer ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
      • Mayer is located in Cherokee County
    • West Mineral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineral
      • West Mineral is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mineral <3>
  • Labette County
  • Linn County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Stark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
    • Erie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Barton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Burgess
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Liberal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Mindenmines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
    • Irwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irwin
      • From Dry Wood to Irwin
    • Nashville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lamar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milford
      • From Dry Wood to Milford
  • Bates County (MO)
    • Hume
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Opolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Medoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
      • Medoc is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medoc
      • From Dry Wood to Medoc
    • Asbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asbury <3>
    • Waco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Vernon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Wood, with the one closest to Dry Wood listed first.
    • Bronaugh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Deerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Moundville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Sheldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Milo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Stotesbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Nevada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Metz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Bellamy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellamy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellamy
      • From Dry Wood to Bellamy

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

Cemeteries Near Dry Wood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Wood.

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 Dry Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGonigle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Endicott - Spence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Arcadia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tweedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tweedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tweedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Englevale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Farlington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farlington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leroy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Dry Wood had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Cato
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Crawford County
  • Englevale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
    • Englevale is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Englevale
    • From Dry Wood to Englevale
  • Coalvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcadia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pawnee Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Godfrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godfrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
    • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Godfrey
    • From Dry Wood to Godfrey
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
  • Hiattville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
    • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
  • Ronald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ronald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
    • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ronald
    • From Dry Wood to Ronald
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Girard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
    • Yale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Liberal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people

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

Newspapers Published in Dry Wood ...

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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Wood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Wood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Wood.

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 Dry Wood:

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dry Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Dry Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6588, Longitude: -94.7123    









 

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