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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 Edmond (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 Edmond. 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 Edmond ...

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.

Edmond has also been known as: Edmond City.

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.

Edmond is located in Norton 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 Norton County: Decatur, Graham, Phillips, Sheridan, Furnas (NE) & Harlan (NE).

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

  • Norton County     (The home county of Edmond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edmond, with the one closest to Edmond listed first.
    • Densmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
      • Densmore is located in Norton County
    • Lenora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
      • Lenora is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
    • Norton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
    • Dellvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Oronoque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Almena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edmond, with the one closest to Edmond listed first.
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Norcatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jennings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edmond, with the one closest to Edmond listed first.
    • Roscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Hill City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
    • Bogue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Bogue has also been known as:
      • Wildhorse
    • Nicodemus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
      • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <2>
    • Penokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
      • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • Morland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
      • Morland is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <2>
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edmond, with the one closest to Edmond listed first.
    • Logan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Prairie View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Speed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Stuttgart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
    • Long Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Glade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Phillipsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>
  • Riley County
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Riley County
  • Rooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edmond, with the one closest to Edmond listed first.
    • Damar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Palco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Sheridan County
    • Studley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
      • Studley is located in Sheridan County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Edmond ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edmond.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Edmond. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Edmond and those printed in the larger area surrounding Edmond.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Edmond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Edmond:

Cemeteries Near Edmond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edmond.

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

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

  • Edmond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmond Cemetery
  • Modell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modell Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
  • Lenora South Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenora South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenora South Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
  • Prairie Gem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Gem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Gem Cemetery
  • Lenora East Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenora East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenora East Cemetery
  • Buchanan Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Dale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dale Cemetery
  • Cope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
  • South Star Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Star Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • McFarland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Old Logan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Logan Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Edmond had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Edmond had a population of 46 people.

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

  • Densmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
    • Densmore is located in Norton County
  • Lenora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Lenora is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
  • Roscoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
  • Logan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Norton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
  • Calvert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in Norton County
  • Oronoque
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
  • Dellvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
  • New Almelo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Almelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
    • New Almelo is located in Norton County
  • Hill City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
  • Bogue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Nicodemus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prairie View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Almena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County

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

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

The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edmond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6271, Longitude: -99.8199       In this case, the coordinates for Edmond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Edmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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