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 Cygne (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 Cygne. 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 hospitals and 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.
La Cygne is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near La Cygne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Cygne:
- Linn County (The home county of La Cygne)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Linn Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Boicourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Cadmus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Critzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Blue Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bush City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Scipio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Garnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kincaid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Xenia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Devon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Rantoul
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Imes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Stilwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Jingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Fontana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Osawatomie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Chiles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Drexel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Burdett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Hume
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Passaic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Passaic is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Main City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- West Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Archie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Lake Annette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Harrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peculiar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Stotesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Metz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Cygne, see our County-by-County Page for La Cygne.
Cemeteries Near La Cygne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Cygne.
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 La Cygne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Cygne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sway Back Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Post Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cadmus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 La Cygne had a population of 1,135 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Cygne had a population of 1,108 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Cygne, with the one closest to La Cygne listed first.
- Boicourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Jingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Fontana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Cadmus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Trading Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Post is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
- New Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Farlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Beagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Cygne. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Cygne.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Cygne ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Cygne.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Cygne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Cygne and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Cygne.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of La Cygne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 La Cygne:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Miami County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Vernon 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 La Cygne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Cygne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |