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 Garvin (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 Garvin. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Garvin is located in Labette 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 Labette County: Cherokee, Crawford, Montgomery, Neosho, Craig (OK) & Nowata (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Garvin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garvin:
- Labette County (The home county of Garvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Labette
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Oswego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strauss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Mound Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chetopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hoag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Hallowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Faulkner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Sherwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- West Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Cokedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- McCune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Cherokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Klendike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Walnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Brazilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Girard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Lone Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Cherryvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Avian ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Coffeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dearing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Erie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Neodesha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Craig County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hollow is located in Craig County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nowata County (OK)
- South Coffeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Cardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Picher ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- North Miami
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Quapaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dotyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Miami
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garvin, see our County-by-County Page for Garvin.
Cemeteries Near Garvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garvin.
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 Garvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Labette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- The Mason Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richardson Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Garvin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garvin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garvin, with the one closest to Garvin listed first.
- Labette
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Stover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stover is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
- Montana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Mound Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Hallowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- McCune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Faulkner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garvin.
Newspapers Published in Garvin ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garvin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garvin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Garvin:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Labette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Montgomery County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Craig County
- Nowata County
- Ottawa 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 Garvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |