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 East Fairmount (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 East Fairmount. 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 East Fairmount ...
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: East Fair Mount.
- A typical abbreviation for East Fairmount: E. Fairmount
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Fairmount is located in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near East Fairmount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fairmount:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of East Fairmount)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Fairmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Basehor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Tonganoxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Kickapoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Oak Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cummings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Atchison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Weaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hesper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Clearfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Vinland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Lecompton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kanwaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- McLouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Oskaloosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Boyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Lakeside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Lake Quivira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Mission
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Lenexa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Wallula
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- De Kalb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Faucett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cass County (MO)
- Loch Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Barry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- North Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Avondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Woodhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Nashua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Clinton County (MO)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Holmes Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Cement City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Martin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Raytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Stillings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Platte Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- West Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Platte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Fairmount, see our County-by-County Page for East Fairmount.
Cemeteries Near East Fairmount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fairmount.
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 East Fairmount - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Fairmount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starns Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Stranger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maywood Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Muncie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vinewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Leavenworth National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find East Fairmount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Fairmount.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Fairmount, with the one closest to East Fairmount listed first.
- Fairmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Wallula
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Basehor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Piper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Wolcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Farley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Fairmount. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Fairmount.
Newspapers Published in East Fairmount ...
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 East Fairmount.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fairmount, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fairmount.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 East Fairmount:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson 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> | 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 East Fairmount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Fairmount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |