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 Fairport (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 Fairport. 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 northeast 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 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.
Fairport is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Barton, Ellis, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Osborne, Rooks & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Fairport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairport:
- Russell County (The home county of Fairport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Waldo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milberger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dorrance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Galatia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Stickney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Emmeram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Catharine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Turkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Toulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Hays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Munjor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Yocemento
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Pfeifer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Hog Back
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Antonino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Osborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Natoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Rooks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Codell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zurich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Woodston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <1>
- Stockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
- Rush County
- Loretta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairport, see our County-by-County Page for Fairport.
Cemeteries Near Fairport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairport.
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 Fairport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Fairport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naomi Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gorham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conger East Paradise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger East Paradise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Codell.
- The Conger East Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92230 <2>
- St. Anns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Severin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Catharina Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Codell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93779 <2>
- Amherst Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- The Amherst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amherst Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91926 <2>
- Center Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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 Fairport had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Natoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catharine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Codell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Turkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Waldo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laton is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
- Toulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Hays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairport.
Newspapers Published in Fairport ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairport, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairport.
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 Fairport:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Ellis County
- Osborne County
- Rooks County
- Rush 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> | 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- Fairport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |