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 Galatia (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 Galatia. 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 and hospitals 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.
Galatia is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Galatia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galatia:
- Barton County (The home county of Galatia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Stickney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Susank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Hoisington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Hoisington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Heizer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Kanbrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Redwing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Pfeifer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Munjor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Schoenchen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Toulon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Emmeram
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Catharine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Hays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antonino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Holyrood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pawnee County
- Ash Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loretta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Bison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Timken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Liebenthal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- La Crosse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rush Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hargrave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Nekoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Milberger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorrance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galatia, see our County-by-County Page for Galatia.
Cemeteries Near Galatia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galatia.
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 Galatia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galatia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schoenfeld Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milberger Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Milberger
- Boyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schneider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Svatopluk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winterset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Galatia had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Galatia had a population of 36 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galatia, with the one closest to Galatia listed first.
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Hoisington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeifer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Albert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Heizer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Redwing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galatia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galatia.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Galatia ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galatia.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Galatia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Galatia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Galatia.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Galatia.
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 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 Galatia:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Ellsworth County
- Pawnee County
- Rush County
- Russell 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> | 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 Galatia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Galatia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |