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 Laneville (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 Laneville. 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 doctors and 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.
Laneville is located in Labette 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 Labette County: Cherokee, Crawford, Montgomery, Neosho, Craig (OK) & Nowata (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Laneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laneville:
- Labette County (The home county of Laneville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Strauss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Labette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mound Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Penfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Chetopa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valeda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Savonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Leanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Porterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Hiattville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- West Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Hoag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Hallowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Carona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Cokedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Sherwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- McCune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Brazilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klendike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Radley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Capaldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Cherryvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Avian ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Rollin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Odense
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Chanute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Barton County (MO)
- Mindenmines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Asbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Opolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Cardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Picher ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laneville, see our County-by-County Page for Laneville.
Cemeteries Near Laneville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laneville.
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 Laneville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laneville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Labette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbauld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Parsons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93225 <2>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rigney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Laneville had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laneville, with the one closest to Laneville listed first.
- Montana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montana is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- McCune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Labette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Stover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stover is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
- Oswego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hallowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laneville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laneville.
Newspapers Published in Laneville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laneville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laneville, 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 Laneville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Laneville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Labette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Montgomery County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Barton County
- Jasper County
- Ottawa 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 Laneville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Laneville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |