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 Lost Springs (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 Lost Springs. 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 Lost Springs ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Springs: Lost Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lost Spngs. or Lost Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Springs.
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 northwest 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 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.
Lost Springs is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Butler, Chase, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson, Morris & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Lost Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Springs:
- Marion County (The home county of Lost Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ramona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Antelope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Tampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastshore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Canada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Oursler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oursler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Hymer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Elmdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Clements
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clements is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Neva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neva is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
- Neva has also been known as:
- Neva Station
- Cottonwood Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strong City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
- Gladstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Wonsevu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wonsevu is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
- Bazaar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Jacobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Rishel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Herington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Navarre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lyona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Wreford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Kansas Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Burdick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Wilsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Helmick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Downing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Council Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Gypsum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kipp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Springs.
Cemeteries Near Lost Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Springs.
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 Lost Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Lost Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burdick United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilsen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Rosebank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mohn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lost Springs had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lost Springs had a population of 65 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Springs, with the one closest to Lost Springs listed first.
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ramona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Burdick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Herington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antelope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hymer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lost Springs ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lost Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lost Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lost Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Lost Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lost Springs:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Dickinson County
- Geary County
- McPherson County
- Morris 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> | 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> | 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 Lost Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lost Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |