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 Haviland (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 Haviland. 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.

Haviland is located in Kiowa 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 Kiowa County: Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford & Pratt.

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

• Kiowa County     (The home county of Haviland)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Haviland, with the one closest to Haviland listed first.
  • Wellsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
    • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
  • Brenham ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
  • Greensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
  • Belvidere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
  • Mullinville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
    • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <2>
• Barber County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Haviland, with the one closest to Haviland listed first.
  • Sun City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Sun City is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
  • Lake City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
  • Elm Mills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
    • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
  • Deerhead
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
    • Deerhead is located in Barber County
  • Forest City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Barber County
  • Mingona
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
    • Mingona is located in Barber County
• Comanche County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Haviland, with the one closest to Haviland listed first.
  • Wilmore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Coldwater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <2>
• Edwards County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Haviland, with the one closest to Haviland listed first.
  • Fellsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
    • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
  • Trousdale ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
  • Centerview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Williams ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Edwards County
  • Hodges
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
    • Hodges is located in Edwards County
  • Belpre
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Lewis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Kinsley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsley
    • Kinsley is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsley <2>
  • Ardell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
    • Ardell is located in Edwards County
  • Nettleton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
• Ford County
  • Bucklin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Bucklin is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <2>
• Pratt County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Haviland, with the one closest to Haviland listed first.
  • Cullison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Byers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Coats
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Pratt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratt <2>
  • Iuka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Natrona
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natrona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Natrona is located in Pratt County
  • Sawyer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Cairo
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Pratt County
• Stafford County
  • Macksville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
    • Macksville is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Haviland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haviland.

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

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

• Haviland Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haviland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haviland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wellsford Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Boles Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Providence Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wyman Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyman Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sunset Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Belvidere Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belvidere Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belvidere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Soldier Creek Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldier Creek Cemetery
• East Slope Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Slope Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bethel Memorial Garden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Memorial Garden
  • The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
  • Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
• Fellsburg Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellsburg Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (37 more) ...
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Haviland had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Haviland had a population of 664 people.

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

• Wellsford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
  • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
• Brenham ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
• Cullison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
  • Cullison is located in Pratt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Greensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
• Belvidere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
• Springvale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Springvale is located in Pratt County
  • Springvale has also been known as:
  • Springdale
• Fellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
  • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
• Coats
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Coats is located in Pratt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
• Sun City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
  • Sun City is located in Barber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
• Wilmore
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
• Pratt
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Pratt is located in Pratt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratt <2>
• Mullinville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mullinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
  • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <2>
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Iuka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Belpre
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Lewis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Haviland ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haviland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Haviland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Haviland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Haviland.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Haviland.

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 Haviland:

• Websites specific to Kansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Pages specific to Kiowa County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Barber County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Comanche County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Edwards County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ford County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pratt County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stafford County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Kiowa County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Kiowa County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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