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 Hilltop (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 Hilltop. 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 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.
Hilltop is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Hilltop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilltop:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Hilltop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Lamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Lapland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ivanpah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Reece
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Fall River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allen County
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Matfield Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bazaar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Saffordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Gridley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ottumwa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- New Strawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aliceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Halls Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Olpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neosho Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Emporia Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Merrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Lang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Yates Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Durand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Neosho Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Piqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilltop, see our County-by-County Page for Hilltop.
Cemeteries Near Hilltop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltop.
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 Hilltop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilltop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Virgil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Township Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apostolic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gridley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blakely Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watts Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Nickletown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teachout Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Hilltop had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Lamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Utopia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Thrall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thrall is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Tonovay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Olpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilltop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilltop.
Newspapers Published in Hilltop ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilltop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltop, 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 Hilltop.
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 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 Hilltop:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Chase County
- Coffey County
- Lyon 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> | 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- Hilltop) 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 Hilltop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |