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 Haddam (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 Haddam. 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 Haddam ...
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 occur.
Haddam has also been known as: Haddam City and West Haddam.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haddam. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haddam.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Haddam is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clay, Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Riley, Gage (NE), Jefferson (NE) & Thayer (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Haddam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haddam:
- Washington County (The home county of Haddam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Morrowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Mahaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Brantford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Hollenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Greenleaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Vining
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Garfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ames
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Rice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Cook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Concordia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huscher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Marshall County
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Narka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Agenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Munden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scandia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sherdahl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Norway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Republic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Gage County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Lanham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Endicott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jansen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haddam, see our County-by-County Page for Haddam.
Cemeteries Near Haddam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haddam.
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 Haddam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haddam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Canfil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haddam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gingery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Larabee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hawks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- The Fairfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Cemetery
- Totten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92402 <2>
- Morrowville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Haddam had a population of 419 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Haddam had a population of 97 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haddam, with the one closest to Haddam listed first.
- Haworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Morrowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Enosdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enosdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
- Narka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Brantford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Strawberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Agenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Munden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haddam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haddam.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Haddam ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haddam.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Haddam. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Haddam and those printed in the larger area surrounding Haddam.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Haddam.
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 Haddam:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Marshall County
- Republic County
- Gage County
- Jefferson County
- Thayer 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 Haddam, 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- Haddam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |