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 Elm Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elm Mills: Elm Mls. (or less commonly used: Elm Mlls.)
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 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.
Elm Mills is located in Barber 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 Barber County: Comanche, Harper, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Alfalfa (OK) & Woods (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Elm Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Mills:
- Barber County (The home county of Elm Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Isabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mingona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Medicine Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pixley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Deerhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Gerlane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gerlane is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
- Eldred ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eldred is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Comanche County
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Crisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cunningham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Willowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Zenda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spivey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Penalosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penalosa is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Kiowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Wellsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Haviland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Pratt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Sawyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cullison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Natrona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Byers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Byers is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Reno County
- Turon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Former name for Turon:
- Pioneer City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Mills.
Cemeteries Near Elm Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Mills.
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 Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Ellenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isabel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- John Jesse Gravesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ruddick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Slope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Chinn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Elm Mills had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Mills, with the one closest to Elm Mills listed first.
- Sawyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mingona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Isabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Medicine Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Springvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale has also been known as:
- Springdale
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Pixley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deerhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Cullison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Mills.
Newspapers Published in Elm Mills ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Mills, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Mills.
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 Elm Mills:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Barber County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Comanche County
- Harper County
- Kingman County
- Kiowa County
- Pratt County
- Reno 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 Elm Mills, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |