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 Hessdale (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 Hessdale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County: Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Hessdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hessdale:
- Wabaunsee County (The home county of Hessdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Eskridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alta Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Jackson County
- Delia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Bushong
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Admire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Americus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Dwight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Downing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Council Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Kelso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Parkerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Helmick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Burlingame
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Osage City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Saint Marys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wamego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belvue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Emmett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Zeandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Fairmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Cullen Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hessdale, see our County-by-County Page for Hessdale.
Cemeteries Near Hessdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hessdale.
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 Hessdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hessdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Nehring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swedish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kaeckell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schwanke Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kuenzli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mission View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Troemper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eskridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Chalk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fix Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McFarland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hessdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hessdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hessdale, with the one closest to Hessdale listed first.
- Eskridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- McFarland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Volland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Paxico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Alta Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harveyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wabaunsee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hessdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hessdale.
Newspapers Published in Hessdale ...
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 293 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hessdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hessdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hessdale.
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 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 Hessdale:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Lyon County
- Morris County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Shawnee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hessdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hessdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |