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 Greeley (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 Greeley. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Greeley is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Linn, Miami & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Greeley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greeley:
- Anderson County (The home county of Greeley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Scipio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Garnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Glenlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Mont Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Welda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kincaid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lone Elm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Westphalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Mildred
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Carlyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Agricola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aliceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Halls Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Baldwin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Imes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- B N Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ottawa Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cadmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Critzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Blue Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linn Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Boicourt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Osawatomie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Block
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Paola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Jingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Louisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Quenemo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Melvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drexel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amoret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greeley, see our County-by-County Page for Greeley.
Cemeteries Near Greeley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greeley.
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 Greeley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greeley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greeley City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sutton Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Judy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wait Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Needham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #650333 <2>
- West Scipio Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Greeley had a population of 514 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greeley had a population of 302 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
- Scipio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Beagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Bush City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- O'Brien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Cadmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Rantoul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Osawatomie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greeley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greeley.
Newspapers Published in Greeley ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greeley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greeley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greeley.
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 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 Greeley:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Coffey County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Bates 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 Greeley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |