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 Earlton (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 Earlton. 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 and doctors 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.
Earlton is located in Neosho 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 Neosho County: Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Earlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Earlton:
- Neosho County (The home county of Earlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Chanute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odense
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Petrolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Humboldt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Elsmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Iola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- La Harpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Moran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Porterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bronson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Walnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Hepler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Brazilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- McCune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood County
- Fall River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Morehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Strauss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Labette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Cherryvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Neodesha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benedict Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Cookville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Piqua
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Durand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Yates Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Hasty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Neosho Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Toronto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Earlton, see our County-by-County Page for Earlton.
Cemeteries Near Earlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Earlton.
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 Earlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Earlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chanute Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945120 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92360 <2>
- Green lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vilas Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swede Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Earlton had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Earlton had a population of 52 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chanute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Odense
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Earlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Earlton.
Newspapers Published in Earlton ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Earlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Earlton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Earlton.
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 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 Earlton:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Neosho County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Greenwood County
- Labette County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Woodson 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 Earlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Earlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |