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 Lenora (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 Lenora. 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 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.
Lenora is located in Norton 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 Norton County: Decatur, Graham, Phillips, Sheridan, Furnas (NE) & Harlan (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Lenora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lenora:
- Norton County (The home county of Lenora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Dellvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Oronoque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Densmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Almena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almena is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Allison ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Norcatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kanona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kanona is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
- Leoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Lyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyle is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Morland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Nicodemus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Peter is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prairie View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Rooks County
- Damar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Studley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Hoxie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Selden is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lenora, see our County-by-County Page for Lenora.
Cemeteries Near Lenora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lenora.
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 Lenora - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lenora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- Lenora East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lenora South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Modell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gettis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edmond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oronoque Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allison Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lucerne Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lenora had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lenora had a population of 229 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lenora, with the one closest to Lenora listed first.
- New Almelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Almelo is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Dellvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Oronoque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Lucerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Allison ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Densmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lenora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lenora.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lenora ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenora.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lenora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lenora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lenora.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Lenora.
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 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 Lenora:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Norton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Graham County
- Phillips County
- Rooks County
- Sheridan 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> | 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 Lenora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lenora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |