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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 Ellinwood (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 Ellinwood. 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 northeast 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 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.

Ellinwood is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.

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

  • Barton County     (The home county of Ellinwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Dartmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dartmouth
      • From Ellinwood to Dartmouth
    • Great Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Claflin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Redwing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
      • Redwing is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redwing
      • From Ellinwood to Redwing
    • Anchorway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kanbrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kanbrick
      • From Ellinwood to Kanbrick
    • Odin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Hoisington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
    • Hoisington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Farhman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farhman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
      • Farhman is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farhman
      • From Ellinwood to Farhman
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Heizer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Holyrood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
      • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <2>
    • Lorraine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Ellinwood to Midway
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Ray ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Larned
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Kilbourns Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McVays Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Reno County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huntsville
      • From Ellinwood to Huntsville
    • Sylvia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Charters Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nickerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
      • Nickerson is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <2>
    • Plevna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Silica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silica
      • From Ellinwood to Silica
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Bushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Alden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Frederick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pollard
      • From Ellinwood to Pollard
    • Sterling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saxman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxman
      • From Ellinwood to Saxman
    • Geneseo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchell
      • From Ellinwood to Mitchell
  • Rush County
    • Otis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>
  • Russell County
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellinwood, with the one closest to Ellinwood listed first.
    • Seward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Radium
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
    • Stafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellinwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellinwood.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Great Bend Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem - Fried of Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem - Fried of Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem - Fried of Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Belt Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Belt Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Belt Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomingdale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomingdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellinwood had a population of 684 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ellinwood had a population of 1,932 people.

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

  • Dartmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dartmouth
    • From Ellinwood to Dartmouth
  • Great Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Claflin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Redwing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
    • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Redwing
    • From Ellinwood to Redwing
  • Chase
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Odin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hoisington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Alden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
  • Dundee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Heizer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Ellinwood to Boyd

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

Newspapers Published in Ellinwood ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellinwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellinwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellinwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ellinwood:

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

The official website for Barton County: www.bartoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Ellinwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3557, Longitude: -98.5812       In this case, the coordinates for Ellinwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Ellinwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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