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 Goessel (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 Goessel. 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 and doctors 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.
Goessel is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Butler, Chase, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson, Morris & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Goessel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goessel:
- Marion County (The home county of Goessel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- Peabody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
- Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Eastshore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oursler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oursler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pilsen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Tampa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Elbing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elbing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Whitewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brainerd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Potwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Chase County
- Cedar Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jacobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- McLains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Van Arsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Putnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Halstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Annelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Moundridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elyria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- McPherson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Inman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Lindsborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Buhler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
- Medora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Obeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Hallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Bentley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Valley Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goessel, see our County-by-County Page for Goessel.
Cemeteries Near Goessel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goessel.
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 Goessel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goessel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Greenfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blumenfeld Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schoenthal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doyle Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexanderfeld Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- First Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
- Schwarzenau Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92316 <2>
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 Goessel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goessel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goessel, with the one closest to Goessel listed first.
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moundridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peabody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Galva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elyria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- McLains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goessel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goessel.
Newspapers Published in Goessel ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goessel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goessel, 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 Goessel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Goessel:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chase County
- Dickinson County
- Harvey County
- McPherson County
- Reno County
- Saline County
- Sedgwick 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 Goessel, 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- Goessel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |