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 Hewins (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 Hewins. 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 and 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.
Hewins is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Osage (OK) & Washington (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Hewins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hewins:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Hewins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Layton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Osro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Wauneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Cedar Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Gibbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sedan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Monett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Taussig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Hooser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Grand Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Burden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Tisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Grenola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Moline
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elk Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
- Oak Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Havana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Caney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Foraker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Grainola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Herd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
- Whippoorwill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Bowring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shidler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Pawhuska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Chief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chief is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
- Burbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (OK)
- Copan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hewins, see our County-by-County Page for Hewins.
Cemeteries Near Hewins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hewins.
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 Hewins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hewins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Rose Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ozro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- De Bask Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grant Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek Cemetery
- The Grant Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baumgarner Cemetery
- Wauneta Cemetery
- Moore Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Vale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- District 1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boulanger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hewins had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hewins, with the one closest to Hewins listed first.
- Osro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Wauneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Cedar Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Taussig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Sedan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Monett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hewins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hewins.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hewins ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hewins.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hewins. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hewins and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hewins.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Hewins.
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 Hewins:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Elk County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Washington 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> | 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 Hewins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hewins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |