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 Lovewell (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 Lovewell. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Lovewell is located in Jewell 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 Jewell County: Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Republic, Smith, Nuckolls (NE) & Webster (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Lovewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lovewell:
- Jewell County (The home county of Lovewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Webber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
- Webber is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <2>
- Formoso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Mankato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Burr Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Esbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
- Esbon is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <2>
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Yuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Cook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Rice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <2>
- Glen Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Scandia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
- Kackley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Norway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
- Munden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Narka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Smith County
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Hardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Ruskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <2>
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Oak is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <2>
- Angus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deshler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
- Deshler is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>
- Hubbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Hubbell is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Guide Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
- Guide Rock is located in Webster County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <2>
- Pawnee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
- Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
- Amboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lovewell, see our County-by-County Page for Lovewell.
Cemeteries Near Lovewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovewell.
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 Lovewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Switzers Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Switzers Gap Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Switzers Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Balch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Persinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Persinger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Persinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Delta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Courtland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gritten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gritten Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gritten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Mound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Montana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montana Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Lovewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lovewell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lovewell, with the one closest to Lovewell listed first.
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Webber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
- Webber is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <2>
- Formoso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Republic County
- Hardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scandia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
- Mankato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kackley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lovewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lovewell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lovewell ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovewell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lovewell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lovewell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lovewell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Lovewell.
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 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 Lovewell:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Jewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Mitchell County
- Republic County
- Smith County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lovewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Lovewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lovewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lovewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8653, Longitude: -97.9817 In this case, the coordinates for Lovewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |