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 Mantey (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 Mantey. 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 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.
Mantey is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Mantey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mantey:
- Linn County (The home county of Mantey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Critzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boicourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Goodrich
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Cadmus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Linn Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Bayard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Mildred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Moran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Elsmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Savonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- La Harpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Kincaid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bush City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Lone Elm
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Greeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Garnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Devon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Marmaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Cato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Dry Wood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Hepler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Farlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Franklin County
- Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Jingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Fontana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amoret
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Merwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Stotesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Richards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Metz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Horton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Moundville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mantey, see our County-by-County Page for Mantey.
Cemeteries Near Mantey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mantey.
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 Mantey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mantey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Mapleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osaga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Prescott.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986369 <2>
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Battlefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Mantey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mantey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mantey, with the one closest to Mantey listed first.
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Harding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Critzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mantey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantey.
Newspapers Published in Mantey ...
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 241 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mantey, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mantey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mantey:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Miami County
- Bates County
- Vernon 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 Mantey, 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' (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- Mantey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |