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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 Jacobs Creek Landing (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 Jacobs Creek Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Jacobs Creek Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jacobs Creek Landing: Jacobs Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Jacobs Ck. Lndg. or Jacobs Cr. Lndg.)
  • While the name of this community is Jacobs Creek Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jacobs Creek Landing may originally have been Jacob's Creek Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jacobs Creek Landing might be written as Jacob Creek Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey 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 Coffey County: Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Greenwood, Lyon, Osage & Woodson.

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

  • Coffey County     (The home county of Jacobs Creek Landing)
  • Allen County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Creek Landing, with the one closest to Jacobs Creek Landing listed first.
    • Westphalia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Harris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Anderson County
      • Former name for Central City:
      • Jerome
      • Central City has also been known as:
      • Central
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Central City
      • From Jacobs Creek Landing to Central City
    • Mont Ida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Colony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Creek Landing, with the one closest to Jacobs Creek Landing listed first.
    • Saffordville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Toledo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
  • Greenwood County
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Creek Landing, with the one closest to Jacobs Creek Landing listed first.
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
    • Neosho Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olpe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
      • Olpe is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <2>
    • Lang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
      • Lang is located in Lyon County
      • Lang has also been known as:
      • Hortonville
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lang
      • From Jacobs Creek Landing to Lang
    • Reading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
    • Emporia Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
      • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
    • Emporia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
    • Merrick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Americus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Creek Landing, with the one closest to Jacobs Creek Landing listed first.
    • Olivet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barclay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Melvern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
      • Melvern is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Melvern has also been known as:
      • Melvin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
    • Osage City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
      • Osage City is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <2>
    • Lyndon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Peterton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Quenemo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vassar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Creek Landing, with the one closest to Jacobs Creek Landing listed first.
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hasty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hasty
      • From Jacobs Creek Landing to Hasty
    • Neosho Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Durand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Yates Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
      • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <2>
    • Athens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Athens
      • From Jacobs Creek Landing to Athens
    • Batesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Piqua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Jacobs Creek Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacobs Creek Landing.

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 Jacobs Creek Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Strawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowman & Adgate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman & Adgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman & Adgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teachout Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teachout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teachout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...

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.<6>

While we didn't find Jacobs Creek Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacobs Creek Landing.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Jacobs Creek Landing ...

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 189 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacobs Creek Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacobs Creek Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacobs Creek Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jacobs Creek Landing:

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

The official website for Coffey County: www.coffeycountyks.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Jacobs Creek Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacobs Creek Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacobs Creek Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2650, Longitude: -95.8729    









 

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