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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich. 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 doctors 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.
Greenwich is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Greenwich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwich:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Greenwich)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Bel Aire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kechi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Wichita Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Wichita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cow Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Westlink Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Maize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oatville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Prairie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Lorena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Brainerd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Potwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Udall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Annelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- McLains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McGraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- North Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Halstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zimmerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Peabody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
- Burns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Reno County
- Saint Joe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenwich, see our County-by-County Page for Greenwich.
Cemeteries Near Greenwich ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwich.
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 Greenwich - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ascension Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington Gardens Memorial Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deem Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pierpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Andover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kechi Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wichita Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Greenwich had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
- Kechi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tolerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Minneha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Furley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sunnydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Wichita Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Wichita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lorena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Valley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brainerd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Annelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenwich. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwich.
Newspapers Published in Greenwich ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwich.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwich, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwich.
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 either 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 Greenwich:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Reno 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 Greenwich, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |