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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 Kanbrick (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 Kanbrick. 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 and 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.

Kanbrick is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.

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

  • Barton County     (The home county of Kanbrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • South Hoisington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
    • Hoisington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Kanbrick to Boyd
    • Redwing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
      • Redwing is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redwing
      • From Kanbrick to Redwing
    • Great Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Heizer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Anchorway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Olmitz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dartmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dartmouth
      • From Kanbrick to Dartmouth
    • Stickney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stickney
      • From Kanbrick to Stickney
    • Susank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
      • Susank is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Odin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Albert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <2>
  • Ellis County
    • Pfeifer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
      • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • Holyrood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
      • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <2>
    • Lorraine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • Silica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silica
      • From Kanbrick to Silica
    • Bushton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Raymond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Frederick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Alden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pollard
      • From Kanbrick to Pollard
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • Otis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>
    • Timken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Loretta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
      • Rush Center is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <2>
    • La Crosse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • Milberger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorrance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
      • Dorrance is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
    • Bunker Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Balta ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
      • Balta is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balta
      • From Kanbrick to Balta
    • Russell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kanbrick, with the one closest to Kanbrick listed first.
    • Seward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Radium
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

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

Cemeteries Near Kanbrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kanbrick.

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 Kanbrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Golden Belt Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Belt Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Belt Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boyle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Everett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dundee Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dundee Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dundee Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Friends Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Hoisington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyd
    • From Kanbrick to Boyd
  • Redwing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
    • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Redwing
    • From Kanbrick to Redwing
  • Heizer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Great Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Olmitz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dartmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dartmouth
    • From Kanbrick to Dartmouth
  • Odin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Millard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millard
    • From Kanbrick to Millard
  • Albert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <2>
  • Ellinwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Claflin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Galatia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Otis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kanbrick ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanbrick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kanbrick, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kanbrick.

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 Kanbrick:

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

The official website for Barton County: www.bartoncounty.org/

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>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.
<5>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 Kanbrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kanbrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kanbrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4721, Longitude: -98.7747       In this case, the coordinates for Kanbrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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