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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 Maize (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 Maize. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Maize is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.

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

  • Sedgwick County     (The home county of Maize)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Westlink Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
    • Colwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wichita Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Coleman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Valley Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Park City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wichita
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goddard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Andale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bel Aire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Andover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Prairie Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Sunset Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Benton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lorena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Whitewater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brainerd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Towanda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Salter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elbing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Sedgwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Putnam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Halstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Van Arsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Patterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • McGraw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Paxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • McLains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Annelly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Burrton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Burrton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • North Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Murdock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Norwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McPherson County
    • Moundridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Saint Joe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Yoder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Cruppers Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
    • Darlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Darlow is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Elmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Obeeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
    • Buhler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buhler is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Buhler has also been known as:
      • Tulip Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
    • Pretty Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maize, with the one closest to Maize listed first.
    • Millerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Anson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Belle Plaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Conway Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Cicero
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero

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

Cemeteries Near Maize ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maize.

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 Maize - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maize Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jamesburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rest haven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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 in 1895, Maize had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Maize had a population of 5,267 people.

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

  • Colwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wichita Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
  • Valley Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goddard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wichita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bentley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Andale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oatville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Tolerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
  • Kechi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
  • Sedgwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunnydale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Minneha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
    • Garden Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Mount Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maize ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maize.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maize. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maize and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maize.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Maize.

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 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 Maize:

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 Maize, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maize) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.