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 Emporia Junction (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 Emporia Junction. 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 Emporia Junction ...
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 Emporia Junction: Emporia Jct. (or less commonly used: Emporia Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Emporia Junction is located in Lyon 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 Lyon County: Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Emporia Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emporia Junction:
- Lyon County (The home county of Emporia Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Berkeley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Emporia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Merrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Lang
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Olpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Admire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Bushong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saffordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Ellinor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Gladstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Cottonwood Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strong City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
- Bazaar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Neva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neva is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
- Neva has also been known as:
- Neva Station
- Elmdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Matfield Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hymer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Lebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Ottumwa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- New Strawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gridley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Halls Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Virgil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Council Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Helmick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Olivet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Osage City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Melvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Burlingame
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Lyndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Harveyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emporia Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Emporia Junction.
Cemeteries Near Emporia Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emporia Junction.
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 Emporia Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emporia Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Badger Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Creek Cemetery
- The Badger Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery South
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunter Cemetery
- Chicago Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Americus Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emporia Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emporia Junction, with the one closest to Emporia Junction listed first.
- Emporia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lang
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neosho Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saffordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellinor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Lebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arvonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Admire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emporia Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emporia Junction.
Newspapers Published in Emporia Junction ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emporia Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emporia Junction, 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 Emporia Junction.
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 helpful 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 Emporia Junction:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Coffey County
- Greenwood County
- Morris County
- Osage 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> | 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 Emporia Junction, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emporia Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |