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 Girard (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 Girard. 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 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.
Girard is located in Crawford County and is the County Seat.
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 Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Girard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Girard:
- Crawford County (The home county of Girard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Radley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Ringo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Capaldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Farlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brazilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Arma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Englevale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Savonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Leanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Pawnee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Hiattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Hollister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Godfrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Ronald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Edward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Marmaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Redfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Fort Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Carona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Scammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Strauss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Labette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Erie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Odense
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Rollin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Barton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Mindenmines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Oakton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakton is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Irwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Opolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Asbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carl Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neck City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Purcell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Thoms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Oronogo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Bronaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Girard, see our County-by-County Page for Girard.
Cemeteries Near Girard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Girard.
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 Girard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Girard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Girard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spangler Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shirley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Englevale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iowa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Dietz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Girard had a population of 2,541 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Girard had a population of 2,656 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Farlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brazilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Arma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Englevale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Girard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Girard.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Girard ...
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 Girard.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Girard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Girard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Girard.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Girard.
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 Girard:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Labette County
- Neosho County
- Barton County
- Jasper County
- Vernon 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> | 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- Girard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Girard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |