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 Hiatt (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 Hiatt. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Hiatt is located in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Hiatt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiatt:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of Hiatt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Lansing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Basehor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Kickapoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lowemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Tonganoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Oak Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cummings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Atchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Doniphan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Weaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Lecompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- McLouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Boyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Nortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Lake Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Lake Quivira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zarah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Merriam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Wallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- De Kalb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- North Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Woodhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gower is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <1>
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Maywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Cement City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- River Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- New Santa Fe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Raytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Little Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Stillings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Weatherby Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- West Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Ferrelview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiatt, see our County-by-County Page for Hiatt.
Cemeteries Near Hiatt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiatt.
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 Hiatt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiatt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Lansing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delaware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Muncie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starns Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Hiatt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiatt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiatt, with the one closest to Hiatt listed first.
- Lansing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Wallula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Wolcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Hoge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiatt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiatt.
Newspapers Published in Hiatt ...
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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiatt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiatt, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiatt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hiatt:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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 Hiatt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiatt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |