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 Inman (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 Inman. 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 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 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.
Inman is located in McPherson 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 McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Inman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inman:
- McPherson County (The home county of Inman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Elyria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- McPherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Moundridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marquette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lindsborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Langley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Venango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Burrton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Hesston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Halstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Van Arsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- North Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sedgwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Goessel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Lehigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Waldeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Buhler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
- Medora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Obeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Yaggy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yaggy is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
- South Hutchinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Adams Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Cruppers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Whiteside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Little River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Galt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Geneseo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Falun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bentley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Inman, see our County-by-County Page for Inman.
Cemeteries Near Inman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inman.
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 Inman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Inman South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Inman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buhler Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler Municipal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buhler Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buhler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974082 <2>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- McPherson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Inman had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Inman had a population of 1,324 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Inman, with the one closest to Inman listed first.
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Medora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Buhler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
- Elyria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- McPherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Moundridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Hilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hilton is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- South Hutchinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little River
(17 miles [27.4 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 Inman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inman.
Newspapers Published in Inman ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Inman, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Inman.
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 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 Inman:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to McPherson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellsworth County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Reno County
- Rice County
- Saline County
- Sedgwick 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 Inman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Inman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |