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 Latham (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 Latham. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Latham is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Latham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Latham:
- Butler County (The home county of Latham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Wingate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Clay Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Keighley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Smileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Pickrell Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Bois d'Arc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Haverhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Pontiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Rosalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Chautauqua County
- Cedar Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Glen Crouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Burden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Floral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- New Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Tisdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Grenola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Howard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Moline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Elk Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reece
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Severy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Ivanpah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Latham, see our County-by-County Page for Latham.
Cemeteries Near Latham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latham.
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 Latham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Latham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Latham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Grouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brownlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <3>
- Box Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bogle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Cut Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Latham had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Latham had a population of 137 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Latham, with the one closest to Latham listed first.
- Wingate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Keighley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Burden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grenola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haverhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Pontiac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Floral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Rosalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Latham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Latham ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Latham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Latham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Latham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of Latham.
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 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 Latham:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Cowley County
- Elk County
- Greenwood 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Latham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |