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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 Gladstone (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 Gladstone. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gladstone is located in Chase 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 Chase County: Butler, Greenwood, Lyon, Marion & Morris.

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

  • Chase County     (The home county of Gladstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Cottonwood Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Strong City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Strong City is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Strong City has also been known as:
      • Strong
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
    • Ellinor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellinor is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
    • Bazaar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bazaar is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
    • Saffordville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saffordville is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
    • Neva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Neva is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
      • Neva has also been known as:
      • Neva Station
    • Toledo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Toledo is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Elmdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockland is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Matfield Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clements
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Clements is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Hymer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hymer is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Cassoday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aikman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lapland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Lamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivanpah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Merrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Merrick is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
    • Americus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
    • Emporia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Emporia Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
    • Olpe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lang
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Lang is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
      • Lang has also been known as:
      • Hortonville
    • Bushong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushong is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Agnes City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Agnes City is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
    • Neosho Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Allen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Antelope is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Oursler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oursler is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
    • Burns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lost Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilsen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunlap is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Helmick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Helmick is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
    • Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Council Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Council Grove is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
      • Council Grove has also been known as:
      • Council
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
    • Wilsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilsey is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Burdick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Burdick is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
    • Downing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Downing is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Kelso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Delavan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delavan is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Parkerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people

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

Cemeteries Near Gladstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladstone.

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 Gladstone - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gladstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gladstone had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Cottonwood Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Strong City is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Strong City has also been known as:
    • Strong
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
  • Bazaar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazaar is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
  • Ellinor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellinor is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
  • Saffordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saffordville is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
  • Toledo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Toledo is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Elmdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Clements
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clements is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
  • Matfield Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hymer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hymer is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Americus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunlap is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people

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

Newspapers Published in Gladstone ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladstone, 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 Gladstone.

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 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 Gladstone:

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 Gladstone, 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' (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- Gladstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.