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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 Goodland (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 Goodland. 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 and 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.

Goodland is located in Sherman County and is the County Seat.

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 Sherman County: Kit Carson (CO), Cheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Thomas & Wallace.

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

  • Sherman County     (The home county of Goodland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
    • Caruso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caruso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
      • Caruso is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caruso
      • From Goodland to Caruso
    • Edson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
      • Edson is located in Sherman County
    • Ruleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
      • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruleton
      • From Goodland to Ruleton
    • Kanorado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cheyenne County
  • Logan County
    • McAllaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
      • McAllaster is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McAllaster
      • From Goodland to McAllaster
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodland, with the one closest to Goodland listed first.
    • Brewster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <3>
    • Levant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Wallace County
    • Wallace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Wallace County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
  • Kit Carson County (CO)
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
  • Yuma County (CO)

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

Cemeteries Near Goodland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodland.

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

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

  • Goodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whistler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frerichs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frerichs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frerichs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartzler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollenbeck Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shermanville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shermanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shermanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kanorado Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goodland had a population of 1,027 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Goodland had a population of 4,301 people.

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

  • Edson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Sherman County
  • Ruleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruleton
    • From Goodland to Ruleton
  • Brewster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <3>
  • Kanorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Levant
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Wheeler
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • McAllaster
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
    • McAllaster is located in Logan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McAllaster
    • From Goodland to McAllaster
  • Bird City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Francis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Goodland ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Goodland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Goodland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Goodland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Goodland.

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 Goodland:

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

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>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.
<5>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 Goodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Goodland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3512, Longitude: -101.7104    









 

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