RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Marshall County >> Marysville >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Kansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas





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 Marysville (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 Marysville. 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 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.

Marysville is located in Marshall County and is the County Seat.

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 Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Marysville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
    • Carden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carden
      • From Marysville to Carden
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marietta
      • From Marysville to Marietta
    • Oketo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bremen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Winifred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beattie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Irving ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irving
      • From Marysville to Irving
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
    • Blaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fostoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fostoria
      • From Marysville to Fostoria
    • Olsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
      • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <2>
    • Wheaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
    • Winkler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkler
      • From Marysville to Winkler
    • May Day
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
    • Hanover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenleaf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Hollenberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Chepstow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chepstow
      • From Marysville to Chepstow
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kimeo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
      • Kimeo is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimeo
      • From Marysville to Kimeo
    • Linn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrowville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blocker
      • From Marysville to Blocker
  • Gage County (NE)
  • Jefferson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marysville, with the one closest to Marysville listed first.
    • Diller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Steele City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Endicott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Harbine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Marysville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marysville.

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

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

  • Marysville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Gregorys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregorys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gregorys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Home City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion - Mt. Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Oketo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oketo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oketo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pecenka Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecenka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecenka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Marysville had a population of 1,913 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marysville had a population of 3,251 people.

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

  • Herkimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herkimer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
    • Herkimer is located in Marshall County
  • Schroyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
    • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
  • Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reedsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marietta
    • From Marysville to Marietta
  • Oketo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bremen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
    • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
  • Beattie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Irving ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Marshall County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irving
    • From Marysville to Irving
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Marshall County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marysville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marysville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marysville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marysville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marysville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Marysville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Marysville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Marysville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8422, Longitude: -96.6456    









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025