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 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 may 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)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ray ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ash Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Rozel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Burdett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- 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)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Albert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anchorway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Heizer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- 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)
- Belpre is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Nettleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kinsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
- Trousdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centerview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Williams ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ardell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Hodges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Offerle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Hodgeman County
- Hanston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pratt County
- Byers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byers is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- 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)
- Timken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nekoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- La Crosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- 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)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Saint John
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- 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.
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.
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 Hamburg - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92858 <2>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pratt Cemetery
- Zook 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre Cemetery
- The Belpre Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards Catholic 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)
- Pawnee Rock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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>
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)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- 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)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ash Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Nettleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Belpre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belpre is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rozel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- 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)
- Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Burdett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Seward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- 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.
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]<4>. 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 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 Hamburg:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pawnee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Edwards County
- Hodgeman County
- Pratt County
- Rush County
- Stafford 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 Hamburg, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hamburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |