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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 Englewood (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 Englewood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Englewood is located in Clark County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Beaver (OK) & Harper (OK).

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Englewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sitka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Clark County
    • Minneola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Clark County
  • Comanche County
    • Protection
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Meade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <1>
    • Fowler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <1>
  • Beaver County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Gate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
      • Gate is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <1>
    • Knowles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
      • Knowles is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowles <1>
    • Slapout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
      • Slapout is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Harper County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Englewood, with the one closest to Englewood listed first.
    • Rosston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Harper County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <1>
    • Laverne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverne
      • Laverne is located in Harper County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laverne <1>
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Harper County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Englewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Englewood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Englewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gate Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
    • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Congregational Cemetery
  • Willard Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Plains Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zelma Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zelma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zelma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doby Springs Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doby Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doby Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs & Highland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs & Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs & Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Cline Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Englewood had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Englewood had a population of 68 people.

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

  • Gate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <1>
  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sitka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka is located in Clark County
  • Meade
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <1>
  • Fowler
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <1>
  • Lexington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Clark County
  • Minneola
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Clear Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Protection
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Englewood ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Englewood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Englewood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Englewood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Englewood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Englewood.

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 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 Englewood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Englewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Englewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Englewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Englewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0401, Longitude: -99.9867       In this case, the coordinates for Englewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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