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 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 occur.
Edmond has also been known as: Edmond City.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Edmond. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edmond.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Lenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dellvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Oronoque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Almena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- 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)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Norcatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jennings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- 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)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bogue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Nicodemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Morland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Speed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Stuttgart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Long Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Palco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sheridan County
- Studley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edmond, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Edmond - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Modell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenora South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenora East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Dale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Star Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- McFarland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Logan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 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)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Lenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calvert is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Oronoque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Dellvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- New Almelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Almelo is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bogue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Nicodemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Almena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
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.
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 start with 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 Edmond:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Norton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Graham County
- Phillips County
- Rooks County
- Sheridan 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 Edmond, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |