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 Grantville (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 Grantville. 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 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.
Grantville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Atchison, Douglas, Jackson, Leavenworth & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Grantville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grantville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Grantville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Newman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Meriden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilldale South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Lake Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Hilldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- West Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Indian Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ozawkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County
- Arrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Lecompton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Kanwaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Noria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Centropolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Delia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Larkinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Tonganoxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Jarbalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Hoge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Overbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Vassar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Emmett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Tecumseh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Topeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pauline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Cullen Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Kiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Maple Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Harveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grantville, see our County-by-County Page for Grantville.
Cemeteries Near Grantville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grantville.
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 Grantville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grantville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Grantville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Grantville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Topeka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <2>
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Springs Cemetery
- East View - Big Springs Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Grantville had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
- Tecumseh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Newman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- North Topeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Topeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Meriden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Pauline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grantville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grantville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grantville ...
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 263 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grantville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grantville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grantville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Grantville.
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 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 Grantville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Leavenworth County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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 Grantville, 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' (or 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- Grantville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |