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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 Longford (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 Longford. 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.

Name Variations for Longford ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Longford has also been known as: Longford Station.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Longford is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Longford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longford:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Longford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Industry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Clay County
    • Ladysmith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
    • Idana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Wakefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Broughton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Clay Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Morganville has also been known as:
      • Morgantown
    • Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oscar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Clay County
    • Vining
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Cloud County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Miltonvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Cloud County
    • Huscher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
      • Huscher is located in Cloud County
    • Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Glasco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <2>
    • Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Cloud County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Talmage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
    • Buckeye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
    • Upland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
    • Solomon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Abilene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Detroit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
    • Chapman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Dickinson County
    • Holland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Dickinson County
    • Navarre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
      • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Milford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wreford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Grandview Plaza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Vine Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
      • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
      • Former name for Vine Creek:
      • Vine
    • Ackley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
      • Ackley is located in Ottawa County
    • Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Ottawa County
    • Lamar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
    • Niles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Ottawa County
    • Verdi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Ottawa County
    • Bennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
      • Lindsey has also been known as:
      • Ayersville
    • Minneapolis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alfmil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
      • Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
    • Delphos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Culver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Culver is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • Bala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Riley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
    • Leonardville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.
    • New Cambria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • New Cambria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Kipp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
      • Kipp is located in Saline County
    • Salina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Clifton has also been known as:
      • West Clifton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longford, see our County-by-County Page for Longford.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Longford ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Longford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Longford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Longford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Longford.

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 Longford:

Cemeteries Near Longford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.

  • Swartwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Meron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vine Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Longford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleyan Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • White Cloud Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Liberty Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Athelstane Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athelstane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athelstane Cemetery
  • Ackley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairiedale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairiedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairiedale Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Talmage.
    • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92673 <4>
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Greenridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Shields Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Longford had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Longford had a population of 73 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Longford, with the one closest to Longford listed first.

  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Clay County
  • Talmage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
    • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Ottawa County
  • Miltonvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Idana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
    • Idana is located in Clay County
  • Lamar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
  • Verdi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Verdi is located in Ottawa County
  • Niles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Ottawa County
  • Sutphen ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
    • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
  • Bennington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Solomon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wakefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Abilene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longford.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1720, Longitude: -97.3293    
<4>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.
<5>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 Longford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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