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 Garden Plain (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 Garden Plain. 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 Garden Plain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Garden Plain: Garden Pln.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Garden Plain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garden Plain.
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 and doctors 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.
Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Garden Plain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden Plain:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Garden Plain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Cheney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clonmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Colwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westlink Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Anness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Gill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Prairie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Runnymede
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Duquoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Sedgwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Burrton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Halstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Van Arsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- McGraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Alameda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Spivey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Saint Joe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pretty Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Yoder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Cruppers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Obeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- South Hutchinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Conway Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Ewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Argonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Belle Plaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garden Plain, see our County-by-County Page for Garden Plain.
Cemeteries Near Garden Plain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden Plain.
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 Garden Plain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garden Plain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Afton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Garden Plain had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Garden Plain had a population of 912 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Plain, with the one closest to Garden Plain listed first.
- Cheney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garden Plain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garden Plain.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garden Plain ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Plain.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garden Plain. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garden Plain and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garden Plain.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Garden Plain.
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 Garden Plain:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Harper County
- Harvey County
- Kingman County
- Reno County
- Sumner 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 Garden Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Garden Plain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |