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 Harbine (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 Harbine. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Harbine is located in Republic 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 Republic County: Cloud, Jewell, Washington, Jefferson (NE), Nuckolls (NE) & Thayer (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Harbine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbine:
- Republic County (The home county of Harbine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Sherdahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Munden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Narka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Kackley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agenda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Yuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Webber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Formoso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Mankato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Burr Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Mahaska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Haddam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Brantford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Clay County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Ong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Shickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Reynolds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Sedan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deshler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County (NE)
- Guide Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbine, see our County-by-County Page for Harbine.
Cemeteries Near Harbine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbine.
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 Harbine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gritten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <2>
- St. Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Harbine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
- Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Ruskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Webber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbine.
Newspapers Published in Harbine ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbine, 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 Harbine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Harbine:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Republic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Washington County
- Clay County
- Fillmore County
- Jefferson County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer County
- Webster 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 Harbine, 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- Harbine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |