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 Lorraine (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 Lorraine. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lorraine is located in Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County: Barton, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Lorraine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lorraine:
- Ellsworth County (The home county of Lorraine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Holyrood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Venango
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Langley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Terra Cotta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Farhman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Claflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hitschmann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Redwing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Ellinwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Hoisington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kanbrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- South Hoisington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Susank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lincoln County
- Sylvan Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
- Sylvan Grove Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <1>
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Windom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Marquette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Kilbourns Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
- McVays Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McVays Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Bushton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Silica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Dorrance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Brookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lorraine, see our County-by-County Page for Lorraine.
Cemeteries Near Lorraine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lorraine.
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 Lorraine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lorraine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lorraine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Button Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem - Fried of Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palacky Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liscum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Click Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- Scates Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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, Lorraine had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lorraine had a population of 125 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lorraine, with the one closest to Lorraine listed first.
- Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Bushton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Claflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kanopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Wolf ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lorraine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lorraine.
Newspapers Published in Lorraine ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorraine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lorraine, 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 Lorraine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lorraine:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Ellsworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Lincoln County
- McPherson County
- Reno County
- Rice County
- Russell County
- Saline 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lorraine) 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 Lorraine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |