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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 Fern (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 Fern. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fern is located in Labette 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 Labette County: Cherokee, Crawford, Montgomery, Neosho, Craig (OK) & Nowata (OK).

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

  • Labette County     (The home county of Fern)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Dennis
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parsons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Morehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
      • Morehead is located in Labette County
    • Mound Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
      • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Altamont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Labette County
    • Labette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
      • Labette is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Labette has also been known as:
      • Labette City
    • Strauss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
      • Strauss is located in Labette County
    • Edna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
    • Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Valeda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valeda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
      • Valeda is located in Labette County
    • Bartlett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Labette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Leanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
    • Octagon City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
      • Octagon City is located in Allen County
    • Petrolia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
    • Savonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Bourbon County
    • Porterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Cherokee County
    • Hoag
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
      • Hoag is located in Cherokee County
    • Hallowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
      • Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
    • West Mineral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineral
      • West Mineral is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mineral <1>
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
    • Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
      • Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
    • Mayer ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
      • Mayer is located in Cherokee County
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
    • Faulkner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faulkner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
      • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
    • Sherwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
      • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
    • Cokedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
      • Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Carlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • McCune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Monmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Crawford County
    • Greenbush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Crawford County
    • Walnut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Brazilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
      • Brazilton is located in Crawford County
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Crawford County
    • Cherokee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Cherryvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avian ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
      • Avian is located in Montgomery County
    • Kalloch ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalloch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
      • Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Kalloch has also been known as:
      • Kallocki
    • Coffeyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dearing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
      • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <1>
    • Elk City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Galesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Thayer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <1>
    • Earlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rollin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Neosho County
    • Chanute
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Stark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
    • Brooks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilson County
    • Hilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
      • Hilford is located in Wilson County
    • Neodesha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
      • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <1>
    • Altoona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Vilas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Wilson County
    • Guilford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Wilson County
    • Lafontaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
      • Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
    • Rest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
      • Rest is located in Wilson County
    • Benedict
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <1>
    • Benedict Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benedict Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
      • Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
    • South Ridge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
      • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Woodson County
    • North Ridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
      • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
  • Nowata County (OK)
    • South Coffeyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
      • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people

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

Cemeteries Near Fern ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fern.

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 Fern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ladore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilsonton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Parsons.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93225 <4>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galesburg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • South Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morehead Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Fern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fern.

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

  • Dennis
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Parsons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Morehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
    • Morehead is located in Labette County
  • Galesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Mound Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
    • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • South Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
    • South Mound is located in Neosho County
  • Cherryvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Altamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thayer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Penfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
    • Penfield is located in Labette County
  • Brooks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Wilson County
  • Labette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
    • Labette is located in Labette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Labette has also been known as:
    • Labette City
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    • Laneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laneville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
      • Laneville is located in Labette County
    • Montana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
      • Montana is located in Labette County
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Neosho County

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

Newspapers Published in Fern ...

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 Fern.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fern, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fern.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fern:

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

The official website for Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/

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>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.
<5>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 Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Fern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3470, Longitude: -95.3764       In this case, the coordinates for Fern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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