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 Lento (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 Lento. 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 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.
Lento is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Anderson, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Linn, Bates (MO) & Cass (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Lento. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lento:
- Miami County (The home county of Lento)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Paola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Block
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Osawatomie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- New Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Fontana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Greeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Baldwin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Vinland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Eudora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Noria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Imes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Le Loup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ottawa Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- B N Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- 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>
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stilwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Olathe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Overland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clearview City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Lenexa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Zarah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Leawood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Loring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Fall Leaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Linn Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Cadmus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boicourt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Goodrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Amoret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- West Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Freeman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Loch Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Riverview Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Belton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Main City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Peculiar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Martin City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Belvidere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lento, see our County-by-County Page for Lento.
Cemeteries Near Lento ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lento.
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 Lento - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lento covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- City of Paola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Paola Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City of Paola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Paola.
- The City of Paola Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Paola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962708 <2>
- Ursula Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - Old
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - New
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Home Holding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wag staff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Paola.
- The Scott Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scotts Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Osawatomie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lento in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lento.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lento, with the one closest to Lento listed first.
- Paola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wagstaff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
- Chiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Block
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Osawatomie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- 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>
- Bucyrus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Ocheltree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Wea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- O'Brien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- New Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lento. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lento.
Newspapers Published in Lento ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lento.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lento, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lento.
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 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 Lento:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Linn County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Jackson 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> | 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- Lento) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lento, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |