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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 Groveland (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 Groveland. 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.

Groveland is located in McPherson 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 McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.

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

  • McPherson County     (The home county of Groveland)
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Langley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Venango
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
    • Yankee Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
    • Burrton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hesston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From Groveland to Paxton
    • Zimmerdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zimmerdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zimmerdale
      • From Groveland to Zimmerdale
    • Halstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <2>
    • Patterson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Patterson
      • From Groveland to Patterson
    • North Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
      • North Newton is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <2>
    • Newton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Arsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McGraw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGraw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGraw
      • From Groveland to McGraw
    • Putnam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Goessel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Lehigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Waldeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
      • Waldeck is located in Marion County
    • Hillsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Buhler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Medora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Medora is located in Reno County
    • Obeeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
    • Hutchinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
    • Willowbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Yaggy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
      • Yaggy is located in Reno County
    • Nickerson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
      • Nickerson is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <2>
    • South Hutchinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
    • Adams Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cruppers Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Little River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchell
      • From Groveland to Mitchell
    • Saxman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxman
      • From Groveland to Saxman
    • Crawford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crawford
      • From Groveland to Crawford
    • Galt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galt
      • From Groveland to Galt
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Sterling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Geneseo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pollard
      • From Groveland to Pollard
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Falun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
      • Hallville is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallville
      • From Groveland to Hallville
    • Assaria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
      • Assaria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <2>
    • Salemsborg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Smolan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
      • Smolan is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bentley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Groveland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Groveland.

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

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

  • Groveland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Inman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Inman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Inman South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monitor Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monitor Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monitor Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buhler Municipal Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little River Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Empire Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Groveland had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Inman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
  • Elyria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
    • Elyria is located in McPherson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elyria
    • From Groveland to Elyria
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McPherson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buhler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
    • Hilton is located in McPherson County
  • Medora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Reno County
  • Windom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Galva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
    • Galva is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <2>
  • West Johnson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
    • West Johnson is located in McPherson County
    • West Johnson has also been known as:
    • Johnstown
  • Canton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Groveland ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Groveland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Groveland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Groveland.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Groveland:

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

The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Groveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groveland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2932, Longitude: -97.7273       In this case, the coordinates for Groveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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