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 Hoyt (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 Hoyt. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hoyt is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Atchison, Brown, Jefferson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Hoyt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoyt:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hoyt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Mayetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Delia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Larkinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Circleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Netawaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Soldier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Muscotah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Cummings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Brown County
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Grover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Big Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Lecompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stull
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Kanwaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Indian Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Ozawkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hilldale South
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- West Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Valley Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- Lake Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Half Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Lakeside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Wetmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- America City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Aikins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Belvue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Havensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onaga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Kiro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- North Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Pauline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Watson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Berryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Paxico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoyt, see our County-by-County Page for Hoyt.
Cemeteries Near Hoyt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoyt.
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 Hoyt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoyt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoyt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayetta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Half-Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half-Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Half-Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the north of Topeka.
- The Half-Day Cemetery has also been known as:
- HalfDay Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92625 <3>
- South Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul United Brethren Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Meriden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shipsee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hoyt had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hoyt had a population of 629 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoyt, with the one closest to Hoyt listed first.
- Elmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Mayetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Denison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menoken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- North Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Ozawkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Valencia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoyt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoyt.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hoyt ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoyt.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hoyt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hoyt and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hoyt.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Hoyt.
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 Hoyt:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Nemaha County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoyt) 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 Hoyt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |