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 La Crosse (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 La Crosse. 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 southwest 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 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.
La Crosse is located in Rush County and is the County Seat.
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 Rush County: Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Russell & Trego.
Below are the counties that are near La Crosse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Crosse:
- Rush County (The home county of La Crosse)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Rush Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hargrave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hargrave
- From La Crosse to Hargrave
- Liebenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Timken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Loretta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alexander
- From La Crosse to Alexander
- McCracken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <2>
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Albert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Galatia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Olmitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heizer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 La Crosse to Boyd
- Millard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 La Crosse to Millard
- Pawnee Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 La Crosse to Stickney
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoisington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Hoisington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Kanbrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kanbrick
- From La Crosse to Kanbrick
- Anchorway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Schoenchen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pfeifer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Antonino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Munjor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Toulon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Toulon
- From La Crosse to Toulon
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Hays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yocemento
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Catharine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Hog Back
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hog Back
- From La Crosse to Hog Back
- Emmeram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ness County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Bazine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
- Bazine is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Brownell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Ash Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rozel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Larned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ray ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Milberger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Gorham is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Crosse, see our County-by-County Page for La Crosse.
Cemeteries Near La Crosse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Crosse.
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 La Crosse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- La Crosse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Crosse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Crosse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Abbey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey 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 La Crosse had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Crosse had a population of 1,197 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Rush Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hargrave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hargrave
- From La Crosse to Hargrave
- Nekoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Timken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liebenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alexander
- From La Crosse to Alexander
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Pfeifer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- McCracken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <2>
- Ash Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Munjor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Olmitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Crosse. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Crosse.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Crosse ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Crosse.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Crosse. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Crosse and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Crosse.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of La Crosse.
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 professional and volunteer 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 La Crosse:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Rush County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Ellis County
- Ness County
- Pawnee County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Crosse. 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 La Crosse, 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' (or 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- La Crosse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Crosse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5316, Longitude: -99.3097 |