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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 Mahaska (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 Mahaska. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Mahaska is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clay, Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Riley, Gage (NE), Jefferson (NE) & Thayer (NE).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Mahaska)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Haddam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County
    • Morrowville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Hollenberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Brantford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Washington County
    • Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County
    • Linn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <3>
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Greenleaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <3>
    • Palmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
  • Clay County
    • Vining
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Clyde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Ames
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Cloud County
    • Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Cloud County
  • Marshall County
    • Bremen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
  • Republic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Narka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Munden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Cuba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Belleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Agenda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
      • Agenda is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Republic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Sherdahl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
    • Scandia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Norway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Fillmore County (NE)
    • Ohiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohiowa
      • Ohiowa is located in Fillmore County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohiowa <3>
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Lanham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Odell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
    • Ellis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Jefferson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Reynolds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Thompson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
    • Fairbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
      • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <3>
    • Endicott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County (NE)
    • Steele City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jansen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <3>
    • Diller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
      • Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <3>
    • Daykin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <3>
    • Harbine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
  • Nuckolls County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Hardy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <3>
  • Saline County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Tobias
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
      • Tobias is located in Saline County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobias <3>
    • Western
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Swanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahaska, with the one closest to Mahaska listed first.
    • Hubbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Gilead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <3>
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <3>
    • Belvidere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
    • Deshler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Bruning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Mahaska ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahaska.

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 Mahaska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mahaska Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larabee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Canfil Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Haddam Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mahaska had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mahaska had a population of 77 people.

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

  • Narka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
    • Narka is located in Republic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Reynolds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thompson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Hubbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Haddam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
    • Haddam is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Haddam has also been known as:
    • Haddam City
    • West Haddam
  • Munden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
    • Munden is located in Republic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Gilead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Thayer County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <3>
  • Haworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Haworth is located in Republic County
  • Gladstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Morrowville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
    • Morrowville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Fairbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
    • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Endicott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
    • Stoddard ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in Mahaska ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahaska.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mahaska, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mahaska.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mahaska:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mahaska. 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mahaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mahaska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mahaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9877, Longitude: -97.3538       In this case, the coordinates for Mahaska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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