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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 Gove City (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 Gove City. 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.

Name Variations for Gove City ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Gove City has also been known as: Gove.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Gove City is located in Gove 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 Gove County: Graham, Lane, Logan, Ness, Scott, Sheridan, Thomas & Trego.

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

  • Gove County     (The home county of Gove City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gove City, with the one closest to Gove City listed first.
    • Grainfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
      • Park is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Grinnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
      • Grinnell is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Grinnell has also been known as:
      • Grinnette Springs
    • Quinter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
      • Quinter is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <1>
  • Graham County
    • Saint Peter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gove City, with the one closest to Gove City listed first.
    • Shields
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Lane County
    • Healy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
      • Healy is located in Lane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <1>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gove City, with the one closest to Gove City listed first.
    • Oakley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkader
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Logan County
    • Monument
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Logan County
  • Ness County
    • Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan County
    • Hoxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <1>
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gove City, with the one closest to Gove City listed first.
    • Spica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
      • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Menlo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Trego County
    • Collyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
      • Collyer is located in Trego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gove City ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gove City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gove City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gove City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gove City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Gove City.

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 helpful 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 Gove City:

Cemeteries Near Gove City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gove City.

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

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

  • Gove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gove Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Grainfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainfield Cemetery
  • Gaeland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Cemetery
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
  • Grinnell Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grinnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grinnell Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  • Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Order German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
  • Alanthus Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanthus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanthus Cemetery
  • Baker Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Zion Norwegian Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Norwegian Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gove City had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gove City had a population of 68 people.

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

  • Grainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Grinnell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
  • Quinter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
    • Quinter is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <1>
  • Collyer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Oakley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkader
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
    • Elkader is located in Logan County
  • Shields
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Lane County
  • Alanthus ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
    • Alanthus is located in Gove County
  • Healy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
    • Healy is located in Lane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <1>
  • Seguin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seguin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Sheridan County
  • Utica
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hoxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <1>
    • Spica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
      • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Tasco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
      • Tasco is located in Sheridan County

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

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

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

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 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>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- Gove City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gove City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9590, Longitude: -100.4865    
<4>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 Gove City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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