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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 Hamburg (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 Hamburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Hamburg is located in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Barton, Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Rush & Stafford.

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

  • Pawnee County     (The home county of Hamburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
    • Larned
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Ray ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Pawnee County
    • Ash Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
    • Rozel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
      • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Burdett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
    • Pawnee Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Barton County
    • Albert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <1>
    • Anchorway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
      • Anchorway is located in Barton County
    • Heizer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Great Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olmitz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
    • Belpre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
      • Belpre is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Nettleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <1>
    • Kinsley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fellsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
    • Trousdale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Centerview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Edwards County
    • Williams ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Edwards County
    • Offerle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
      • Offerle is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Hodgeman County
    • Hanston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
      • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Pratt County
    • Byers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
    • Rush Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
      • Rush Center is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <1>
    • Timken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
      • Timken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Bison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Otis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <1>
    • Nekoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Nekoma is located in Rush County
    • La Crosse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <1>
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
    • Radium
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Macksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Saint John
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <1>
    • Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hamburg ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamburg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamburg.

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 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 Hamburg:

Cemeteries Near Hamburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamburg.

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

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

  • Ft. Larned Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Larned Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larned Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Larned.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larned Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92858 <4>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pratt Cemetery
    • Zook Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ash Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wayne Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belpre Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Belpre Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belpre Cemetery
  • Fertig Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pt. View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rozel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Pawnee Rock Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Township Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Hamburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamburg.

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

  • Garfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Larned
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Pawnee County
  • Ash Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
    • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
  • Nettleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
  • Belpre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Lewis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <1>
  • Rozel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
    • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Pawnee Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Macksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinsley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillwyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
    • Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Barton County
    • Burdett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people

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

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

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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 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.
<3>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- Hamburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1256, Longitude: -99.1704       In this case, the coordinates for Hamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hamburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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