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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eschs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eschs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eschs, please Contact Us.
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 Eschs (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 Eschs. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Eschs is historic, it would have been located within present day Cowley 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 Cowley County: Butler, Chautauqua, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner, Kay (OK) & Osage (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Eschs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eschs:
- Cowley County (The home county of Eschs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Hooser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Tisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Taussig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Burden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Clay Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Smileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Douglass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Cedar Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <2>
- Osro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Hewins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Layton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wauneta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Gibbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Grenola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Moline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Geuda Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Paton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Chilocco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Newkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaw City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kildare is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Grainola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Foraker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Webb City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Shidler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eschs, see our County-by-County Page for Eschs.
Cemeteries Near Eschs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eschs.
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 Eschs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eschs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silverdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tisdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Cowley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring side Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gospel Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.
While we didn't find Eschs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eschs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eschs, with the one closest to Eschs listed first.
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Maple City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Tisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Hooser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Taussig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Burden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Tresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Floral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eschs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eschs.
Newspapers Published in Eschs ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eschs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eschs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eschs.
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 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 Eschs:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cowley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Sumner County
- Kay County
- Osage County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eschs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eschs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |