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 Hayden (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 Hayden. 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 doctors 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.
Hayden is located in Neosho 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 Neosho County: Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Hayden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayden:
- Neosho County (The home county of Hayden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Odense
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Chanute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Leanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Savonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Petrolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Elsmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Porterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Hiattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- West Mineral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Hoag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Hallowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Carona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Cokedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Sherwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- McCune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Greenbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Brazilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Hepler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Girard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Klendike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Radley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Farlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strauss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Morehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Labette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mound Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Penfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Oswego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Edna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chetopa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Cherryvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avian ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Hilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Vilas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Neodesha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Roper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Woodson County
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayden, see our County-by-County Page for Hayden.
Cemeteries Near Hayden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayden.
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 Hayden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- West Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ladore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Parsons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93225 <2>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant - Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Hayden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- South Mound
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laneville is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Montana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Labette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- McCune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rollin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayden.
Newspapers Published in Hayden ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayden, 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 Hayden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hayden:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Neosho County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Woodson 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 Hayden, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |