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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 Granada (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 Granada. 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 Granada ...

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.

Granada has also been known as: Pleasant Point and Pleasant Spring.

Another variation: Grenada.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Granada is located in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County: Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Pawnee (NE) & Richardson (NE).

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

  • Nemaha County     (The home county of Granada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Capioma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlawn
      • From Granada to Woodlawn
    • Wetmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
    • Goff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Goff is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Kelly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sabetha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oneida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
    • Berwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From Granada to Berwick
    • Seneca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • America City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Muscotah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Effingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
    • Monrovia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farmington
      • From Granada to Farmington
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Powhattan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Mercier is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercier
      • From Granada to Mercier
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Granada to Baker
    • Sun Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
      • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sun Springs
      • From Granada to Sun Springs
    • Horton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Willis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Morrill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Hamlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Hiawatha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Padonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Everest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Doniphan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Purcell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Leona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Denton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • Severance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Netawaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiting
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Circleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Soldier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
      • Soldier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <3>
    • Holton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
    • Larkinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Larkinburg
      • From Granada to Larkinburg
    • Birmingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoca
      • From Granada to Avoca
    • Denison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mayetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <3>
  • Jefferson County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Vermillion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
    • Axtell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottawatomie County
  • Pawnee County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granada, with the one closest to Granada listed first.
    • Nim City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Falls City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Dawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Straussville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Verdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rulo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Granada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granada.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Granada had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Capioma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fidelity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fidelity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
    • Fidelity is located in Brown County
  • Wetmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodlawn
    • From Granada to Woodlawn
  • Goff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
    • Goff is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Powhattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bancroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
  • Netawaka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Jackson County
  • Kelly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sabetha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Granada to Baker
    • Oneida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Granada ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granada.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granada, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granada.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Granada:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granada. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7206, Longitude: -95.7936    
<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 Granada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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