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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 Ivanpah (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 Ivanpah. 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.

Ivanpah 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 Ivanpah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivanpah:

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Ivanpah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanpah, with the one closest to Ivanpah listed first.
    • Lapland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Reece
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
    • Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
    • Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Climax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Neal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Neal is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Severy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Lamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanpah, with the one closest to Ivanpah listed first.
    • Rosalia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aikman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
    • Cassoday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Keighley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Prospect
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Leon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
    • De Graff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • El Dorado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivanpah, with the one closest to Ivanpah listed first.
    • Matfield Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wonsevu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
    • Bazaar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bazaar is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
    • Gladstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gladstone is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Elk County
    • Fiat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
  • Lyon County
    • Olpe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • Burns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Woodson County
    • Toronto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Ivanpah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivanpah.

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 Ivanpah - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ladd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reece Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cassoday Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontiac Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Homer Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Ivanpah had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Reece
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
  • Lapland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Rosalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
  • Thrall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thrall is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
  • Pontiac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Utopia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Utopia is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Beaumont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tonovay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
  • Keighley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Matfield Green
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Ivanpah ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivanpah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivanpah, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivanpah.

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 Ivanpah:

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 Ivanpah, 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- Ivanpah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.