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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 Glen Crouse (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 Glen Crouse. 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.

Glen Crouse is located in Cowley 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 Cowley County: Butler, Chautauqua, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner, Kay (OK) & Osage (OK).

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

  • Cowley County     (The home county of Glen Crouse)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Crouse, with the one closest to Glen Crouse listed first.
    • Grand Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
    • Burden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eaton
      • From Glen Crouse to Eaton
    • New Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Floral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floral
      • From Glen Crouse to Floral
    • Dexter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Hooser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
      • Hooser is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooser
      • From Glen Crouse to Hooser
    • Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Crouse, with the one closest to Glen Crouse listed first.
    • Wingate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Latham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <3>
    • Clay Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smileyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Keighley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keighley
      • From Glen Crouse to Keighley
    • Bloomington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
    • Bois d'Arc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickrell Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Haverhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haverhill
      • From Glen Crouse to Haverhill
    • Douglass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <3>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Crouse, with the one closest to Glen Crouse listed first.
    • Cedar Vale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gibbs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
      • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbs
      • From Glen Crouse to Gibbs
    • Wauneta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wauneta
      • From Glen Crouse to Wauneta
    • Layton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Glen Crouse to Layton
    • Osro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
      • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
      • Osro has also been known as:
      • Osrow
      • Ozro Falls
      • Ozro
      • Ozrow
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osro
      • From Glen Crouse to Osro
    • Rogers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rogers
      • From Glen Crouse to Rogers
    • Hewins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
      • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grafton
      • From Glen Crouse to Grafton
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Crouse, with the one closest to Glen Crouse listed first.
    • Grenola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elk Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fiat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fiat
      • From Glen Crouse to Fiat
    • Cave Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Longton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Crouse, with the one closest to Glen Crouse listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
    • Severy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reece
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people

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

Cemeteries Near Glen Crouse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Crouse.

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

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

  • Box Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen Grouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Timber Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Latham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gospel Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Glen Crouse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen Crouse.

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

  • Wingate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Butler County
  • Latham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <3>
  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
  • Burden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grenola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Beaumont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Keighley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keighley
    • From Glen Crouse to Keighley
  • Floral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Floral
    • From Glen Crouse to Floral
  • New Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Moline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
    • Tisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Dexter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Glen Crouse ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Crouse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Crouse, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Crouse.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Glen Crouse:

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

The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Glen Crouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Crouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4316, Longitude: -96.6187       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Crouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Glen Crouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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