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 Jamestown (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 Jamestown. 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 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.
Jamestown is located in Cloud 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 Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Jamestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamestown:
- Cloud County (The home county of Jamestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Yuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Huscher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Glasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Ames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clay County
- Vining
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Formoso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Mankato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Barnard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Milo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Asherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Beloit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Elder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Delphos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lamar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Ada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Kackley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Agenda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Munden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Washington County
- Brantford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thayer County (NE)
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jamestown.
Cemeteries Near Jamestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamestown.
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 Jamestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Jamestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hefner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Family Cemetery
- The Nelson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Swedish Cemetery
- West Asher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Jamestown had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jamestown had a population of 258 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Yuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Kackley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Asherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Formoso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamestown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jamestown ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jamestown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jamestown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jamestown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Jamestown.
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 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 Jamestown:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cloud County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Jewell County
- Lincoln County
- Mitchell County
- Ottawa County
- Republic County
- Washington County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer 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 Jamestown, 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- Jamestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |