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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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 and doctors 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.
Gordon is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Butler County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Bois d'Arc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Salter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smileyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Pickrell Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Prairie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Clay Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Udall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Floral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Burden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Glen Crouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Harvey County
- Annelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Mulvane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Bel Aire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wego-Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Wichita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kechi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Oatville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Murray Gill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Paton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Haskin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
- Little Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gordon had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mulvane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Udall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gordon:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner 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 Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |