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 Gardner (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 Gardner. 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 and doctors 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.
Gardner is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Gardner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gardner:
- Johnson County (The home county of Gardner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Stilwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Zarah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Lenexa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Vinland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Baldwin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Noria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Peoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Imes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Rantoul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Ottawa Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- B N Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Richter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Buck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- McLouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Fall Leaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Basehor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tonganoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Jarbalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Wea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Paola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Osawatomie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Block
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- New Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Fontana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Argentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Piper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Kansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Bates County (MO)
- Drexel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Belton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- West Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Harrelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Peculiar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Freeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lake Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Lee's Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County (MO)
- North Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Martin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Kansas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Unity Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Little Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gardner, see our County-by-County Page for Gardner.
Cemeteries Near Gardner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner.
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 Gardner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gardner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Columbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Gardner had a population of 515 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gardner had a population of 22,370 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Ocheltree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Morse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse has also been known as:
- Morris
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lackmans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wagstaff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gardner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gardner.
Newspapers Published in Gardner ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gardner:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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 Gardner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gardner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |