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 Hunnewell (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 Hunnewell. 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.
Hunnewell is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Grant (OK) & Kay (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Hunnewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunnewell:
- Sumner County (The home county of Hunnewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- South Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Geuda Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Doster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Roland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Wellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Mayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- Hackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Arkansas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moxham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Tresham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Parkerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Kellogg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Silverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- Bluff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Grant County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- Deer Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renfrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salt Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salt Fork is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Wakita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- Braman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chilocco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Newkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tonkawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kildare is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Cross ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Ponca City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County (OK)
- McCord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCord is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunnewell, see our County-by-County Page for Hunnewell.
Cemeteries Near Hunnewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunnewell.
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 Hunnewell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunnewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goedel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goedel Cemetery
- The Goedel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Godel Cemetery
- Triumph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corzine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Attebery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Work Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hunnewell had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hunnewell had a population of 59 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunnewell, with the one closest to Hunnewell listed first.
- South Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Renfrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Blackwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Geuda Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Doster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Chilocco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Wellington
(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 Hunnewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunnewell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hunnewell ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunnewell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hunnewell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hunnewell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hunnewell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Hunnewell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hunnewell:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harper County
- Grant County
- Kay County
- Osage 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' (or 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- Hunnewell) 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 Hunnewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |