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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 Isabel (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 Isabel. 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.

Isabel is located in Barber County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barber County: Comanche, Harper, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Alfalfa (OK) & Woods (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Isabel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isabel:

  • Barber County     (The home county of Isabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Elm Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Medicine Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mingona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
      • Mingona is located in Barber County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Pixley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Pixley is located in Barber County
    • Sharon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Sun City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
    • Gerlane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerlane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
      • Gerlane is located in Barber County
    • Deerhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
      • Deerhead is located in Barber County
    • Hazelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Attica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Crisfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
    • Duquoin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Nashville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Cunningham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Willowdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
      • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
    • Zenda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <2>
    • Spivey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Penalosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Rago
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Kingman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alameda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Belvidere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
    • Wellsford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
      • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
  • Pratt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Sawyer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Cairo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Pratt County
    • Coats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Pratt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Natrona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natrona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
      • Natrona is located in Pratt County
    • Preston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Iuka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Cullison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
      • Cullison is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Byers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Turon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
      • Turon is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Former name for Turon:
      • Pioneer City
    • Lerado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lerado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
      • Lerado is located in Reno County
    • Jordan Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
      • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
    • Langdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Stafford County
    • Neola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isabel, see our County-by-County Page for Isabel.

Cemeteries Near Isabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isabel.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.

  • Isabel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ellenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Bross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Jesse Gravesite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Ruddick Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruddick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cairo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rural Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Isabel had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Isabel had a population of 80 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.

  • Elm Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
    • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Sawyer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Cairo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Pratt County
  • Mingona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
    • Mingona is located in Barber County
  • Medicine Lodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cunningham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Zenda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
    • Zenda is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <2>
  • Pixley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
  • Coats
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Lake City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
  • Sharon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pratt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Natrona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natrona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
      • Natrona is located in Pratt County
    • Calista ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calista
      • Calista is located in Kingman County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isabel.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Isabel ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isabel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Isabel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Isabel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Isabel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Isabel.

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 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 Isabel:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Isabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Isabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Isabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4672, Longitude: -98.5515       In this case, the coordinates for Isabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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