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 Erie (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 Erie. 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 Erie ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Erie was referred to as Erie Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Erie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Erie.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals and 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.
Erie is located in Neosho County and is the County Seat.
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 Neosho County: Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Erie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Erie:
- Neosho County (The home county of Erie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Odense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Earlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Savonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Petrolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- La Harpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Gas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Iola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Hiattville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hollister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Pawnee Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Redfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Ronald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Marmaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- West Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Carona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Cokedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Roseland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Brazilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Hepler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- McCune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Farlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Girard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Ringo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Cherokee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strauss
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Labette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mound Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Oswego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Cherryvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Vilas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Brooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Hilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Neodesha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Benedict Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Cookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Piqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Erie, see our County-by-County Page for Erie.
Cemeteries Near Erie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erie.
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 Erie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Erie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- East Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New East Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant - Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Paul.
- The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93607 <2>
- South Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Urbana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Putnam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Erie had a population of 1,176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Erie had a population of 1,081 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Erie, with the one closest to Erie listed first.
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rollin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- South Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Odense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Earlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Savonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Erie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Erie ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Erie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Erie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Erie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Erie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Erie:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Neosho County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Woodson 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 Erie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Erie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |