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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Landergin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Landergin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Landergin, please Contact Us.
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 Landergin (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 Landergin. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Landergin is historic, it would have been located within present day Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Landergin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Landergin:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Landergin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reece
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ivanpah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Severy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lapland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Neal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keighley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Pontiac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Aikman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aikman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
- Cassoday
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- El Dorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickrell Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Chase County
- Matfield Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowley County
- Glen Crouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Fiat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Cave Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
- Busby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Elk Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grenola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Coyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- New Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Toronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Landergin, see our County-by-County Page for Landergin.
Cemeteries Near Landergin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Landergin.
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 Landergin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Landergin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reece Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ladd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butts Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neal Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.
While we didn't find Landergin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Landergin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Landergin, with the one closest to Landergin listed first.
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reece
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Tonovay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
- Utopia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Utopia is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Ivanpah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Severy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Lapland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thrall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thrall is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Rosalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Landergin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Landergin.
Newspapers Published in Landergin ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Landergin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Landergin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Landergin.
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 Landergin:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chase County
- Cowley County
- Elk County
- Wilson County
- Woodson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Landergin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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- Landergin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |