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 Elmo (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 Elmo. 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.
Elmo is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Clay, Geary, Marion, McPherson, Morris, Ottawa & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Elmo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmo:
- Dickinson County (The home county of Elmo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Navarre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Rishel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Herington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abilene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Kansas Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Wreford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Ramona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Tampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lost Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilsen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Waldeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lehigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Antelope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eastshore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Canada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsborg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Galva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Latimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Burdick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Delavan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Niles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Niles is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Verdi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verdi is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Gypsum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kipp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Hallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- New Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Cambria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Assaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Salina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salemsborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Smolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Falun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmo, see our County-by-County Page for Elmo.
Cemeteries Near Elmo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmo.
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 Elmo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Basel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Abilene.
- The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168330 <3>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elmo had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmo, with the one closest to Elmo listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Navarre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Gypsum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kipp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Lost Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmo.
Newspapers Published in Elmo ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmo, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Elmo:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Dickinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geary County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Morris County
- Ottawa County
- Saline 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> | 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- Elmo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Elmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |