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 Laton (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 Laton. 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.
Laton is located in Rooks 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 Rooks County: Ellis, Graham, Osborne, Phillips, Russell, Smith & Trego.
Below are the counties that are near Laton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laton:
- Rooks County (The home county of Laton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Codell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Woodston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <1>
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
- Zurich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Palco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Damar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Turkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Emmeram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Catharine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Hays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham County
- Nicodemus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Natoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Osborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Osborne has also been known as:
- Peru
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <1>
- Portis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Kirwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Cedar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Claudell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claudell is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laton, see our County-by-County Page for Laton.
Cemeteries Near Laton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laton.
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 Laton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Aurora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chalk Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Codell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93779 <3>
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conger East Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger East Paradise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Codell.
- The Conger East Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92230 <3>
- Round Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Survey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Codell.
- The Paradise Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Codell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966834 <3>
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- IXL Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Ayr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Laton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laton, with the one closest to Laton listed first.
- Natoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Codell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Woodston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <1>
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Covert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
- Turkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Fairport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Zurich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laton.
Newspapers Published in Laton ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laton.
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 helpful 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 Laton:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Rooks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Graham County
- Osborne County
- Phillips County
- Russell County
- Smith 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laton) 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 Laton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |