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 Fall River (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 Fall River. 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 Fall River ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fall River: Fall Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fall River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fall River.
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.
Fall River is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Fall River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fall River:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Fall River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Severy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reece
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Butler County
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Hale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Fiat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Upola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Longton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
- Oak Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Elk Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grenola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Elk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Neosho County
- Earlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- New Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Coyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Buxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Benedict Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Roper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Lafontaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Rest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Toronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Yates Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Durand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Cookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Hasty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fall River, see our County-by-County Page for Fall River.
Cemeteries Near Fall River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fall River.
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 Fall River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fall River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- Charleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Tailor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weakley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Rural Vale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fall River had a population of 454 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fall River had a population of 142 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fall River, with the one closest to Fall River listed first.
- New Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Coyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Fiat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Severy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Buxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Toronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benedict Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fall River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fall River.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fall River ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fall River.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fall River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fall River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fall River.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Fall River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Fall River:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Montgomery County
- Neosho 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 Fall River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fall River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |