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 Emmett (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 Emmett. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Emmett is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Emmett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emmett:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Emmett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Saint Clere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Aikins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belvue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Havensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Onaga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Wheaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Westmoreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Atchison County
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Delia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Soldier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Circleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hoyt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Denison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Netawaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Larkinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Whiting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Meriden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Half Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Marshall County
- Vermillion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- America City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Wetmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Zeandale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Fairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Topeka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Topeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Pauline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Paxico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emmett, see our County-by-County Page for Emmett.
Cemeteries Near Emmett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmett.
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 Emmett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emmett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Clere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adrian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cross Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Delia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92286 <3>
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danceground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Polly Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belvue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Onaga.
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>
While we didn't find Emmett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emmett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emmett, with the one closest to Emmett listed first.
- Saint Clere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belvue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Laclede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Onaga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Havensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wamego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Soldier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paxico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emmett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emmett.
Newspapers Published in Emmett ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emmett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emmett, 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 Emmett.
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 Emmett:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Nemaha County
- Riley County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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 from Point A (ie- Emmett) 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 Emmett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |