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 Edgerton (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 Edgerton. 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 Edgerton ...
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.
Another variation: Martinsburgh.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Edgerton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edgerton.
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 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.
Edgerton is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Edgerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgerton:
- Johnson County (The home county of Edgerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Gardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Clearview City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Olathe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Stilwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Zarah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Lenexa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Greeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Baldwin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Sibleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Noria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Rantoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Imes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Ottawa Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- B N Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Richter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Buck Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Tonganoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Basehor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Jarbalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Cadmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Chiles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Paola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Osawatomie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Block
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Fontana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Quenemo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Shawnee County
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Argentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bates County (MO)
- Drexel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- West Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Harrelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lake Annette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peculiar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Martin City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Belvidere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgerton, see our County-by-County Page for Edgerton.
Cemeteries Near Edgerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgerton.
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 Edgerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Edgerton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Columbine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wellsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Clearfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Edgerton had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Edgerton had a population of 1,773 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Le Loup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Baldwin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Ocheltree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Vinland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bonita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgerton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Edgerton ...
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 177 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgerton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Edgerton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Edgerton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Edgerton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Edgerton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Edgerton:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edgerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Edgerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |