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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 Gaylord (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 Gaylord. 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 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.

Gaylord is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Jewell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Franklin (NE) & Webster (NE).

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

  • Smith County     (The home county of Gaylord)
  • Jewell County
    • Esbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
      • Esbon is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <2>
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaylord, with the one closest to Gaylord listed first.
    • Cawker City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
      • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <2>
    • Tipton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Elder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Osborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaylord, with the one closest to Gaylord listed first.
    • Portis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Osborne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Downs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaylord, with the one closest to Gaylord listed first.
    • Kirwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Agra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>
    • Speed
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Rooks County
  • Franklin County (NE)
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Gaylord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaylord.

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

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

  • Cedar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaylord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaylord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaylord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leasburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leasburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leasburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crystal Plains Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Grant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gaylord had a population of 314 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gaylord had a population of 104 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gaylord ...

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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaylord.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gaylord. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gaylord and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gaylord.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Gaylord.

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 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 Gaylord:

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Gaylord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Gaylord) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaylord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6467, Longitude: -98.8462    









 

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