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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 Elm Hollow Corner (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 Elm Hollow Corner. 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 Elm Hollow Corner ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elm Hollow Corner: Elm Holw. Cor. (or less commonly used: Elm Holw. Crn.)

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 hospitals 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.

Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley 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 Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

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

  • Riley County     (The home county of Elm Hollow Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Keats
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Eureka Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
    • Ogden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Manhattan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland has also been known as:
      • Ashland Bottoms
    • Fairmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Riley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <1>
    • Leonardville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <1>
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
    • Zeandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
    • Walsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Bala
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bala is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Broughton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Industry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Industry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Clay Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladysmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Upland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Chapman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Buckeye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Detroit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grandview Plaza
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Junction City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Kansas Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • Wreford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
    • Dwight
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Olsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fostoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
    • Louisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Louisville has also been known as:
      • Louisville Springs
      • Rock City
      • Rock Creek Falls
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
    • Wamego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <1>
    • Westmoreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Belvue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Wheaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Wabaunsee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Hollow Corner, with the one closest to Elm Hollow Corner listed first.
    • Alma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Alta Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McFarland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Paxico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Elm Hollow Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Hollow Corner.

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 Elm Hollow Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Hollow Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Elm Hollow Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Hollow Corner.

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

  • Keats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
  • Eureka Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
  • Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manhattan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riley is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Former names for Riley:
    • Riley Center
    • Union
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <1>
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alida
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alida is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
  • Leonardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonardville is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Leonardville has also been known as:
    • Leonard
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <1>
  • Walsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
  • Saint George
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bala
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Kansas Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls

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

Newspapers Published in Elm Hollow Corner ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Hollow Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Hollow Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Hollow Corner.

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 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 Elm Hollow Corner:

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 Elm Hollow Corner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Hollow Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.