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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 Lane (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 Lane. 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.

Name Variations for Lane ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Lane has also been known as: Lane City.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Lane is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Johnson, Linn, Miami & Osage.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Lane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Rantoul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
    • Imes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
      • Imes is located in Franklin County
    • Princeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • B N Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for B N Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
      • B N Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Ottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <1>
    • Ottawa Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
      • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Homewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Le Loup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Loup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
      • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
    • Wellsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <1>
    • Richter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Ransomville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
  • Allen County
    • Mildred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Greeley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <1>
    • Scipio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
      • Scipio is located in Anderson County
    • Garnett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Glenlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
      • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Anderson County
      • Former name for Central City:
      • Jerome
      • Central City has also been known as:
      • Central
    • Harris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Anderson County
    • Selma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Anderson County
    • Mont Ida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
      • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
    • Welda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Kincaid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Lone Elm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Westphalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Agricola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <1>
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Black Jack ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Douglas County
    • Baldwin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
      • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <1>
    • Clearfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Douglas County
    • Worden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Douglas County
    • Vinland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
      • Vinland is located in Douglas County
    • Globe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Douglas County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <1>
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
      • 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>
    • Gardner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <1>
    • Clare
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Clare is located in Johnson County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Parker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Cadmus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Goodrich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
    • La Cygne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
      • La Cygne is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <1>
    • Linn Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
      • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Boicourt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boicourt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
      • Boicourt is located in Linn County
    • Critzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Critzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Blue Mound
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <1>
    • Mound City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <1>
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Stanton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Osawatomie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fontana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Paola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Block
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Block is located in Miami County
    • New Lancaster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lancaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • New Lancaster is located in Miami County
    • Hillsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Miami County
    • Jingo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
      • Jingo is located in Miami County
    • Somerset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Miami County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <1>
    • Chiles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
      • Chiles is located in Miami County
    • Louisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
      • Former name for Louisburg:
      • New Saint Lewis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
    • Bucyrus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Miami County
    • Wea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
      • Wea is located in Miami County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Quenemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
      • Quenemo is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Quenemo has also been known as:
      • Quenemo Agency
    • Melvern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
      • Melvern is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Melvern has also been known as:
      • Melvin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
  • Bates County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • Drexel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <1>
    • Merwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
      • Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Amsterdam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <1>
    • Amoret
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
      • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Cass County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lane, with the one closest to Lane listed first.
    • West Line
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
      • West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lane.

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

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

  • Lane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Needham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greeley City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wait Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wait Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wait Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lessenden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indianapolis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianapolis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indianapolis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sutton Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beagle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beagle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lane had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lane had a population of 229 people.

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

  • Greeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <1>
  • O'Brien
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
    • O'Brien is located in Miami County
  • Beagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Miami County
  • Stanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Miami County
  • Rantoul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Scipio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Anderson County
  • Osawatomie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Peoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Franklin County
  • Imes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
    • Imes is located in Franklin County
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Goodrich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Cadmus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Fontana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lane ...

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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lane, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lane.

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 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 Lane:

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Lane, 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 from Point A (ie- Lane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4402, Longitude: -95.0813       In this case, the coordinates for Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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