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 Mayfield (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 Mayfield. 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.
Mayfield is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Grant (OK) & Kay (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Mayfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayfield:
- Sumner County (The home county of Mayfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Conway Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Cicero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Argonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Hackney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Kellogg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Udall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Tresham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Moxham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Bluff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Runnymede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duquoin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Clearwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anness
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Bayneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Clonmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Wego-Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Mulvane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Haysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Gill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Derby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (OK)
- Renfrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Kay County (OK)
- Braman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mayfield.
Cemeteries Near Mayfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayfield.
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 Mayfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Osborne Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attebery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conway Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Sumner Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mayfield had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mayfield had a population of 104 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayfield, with the one closest to Mayfield listed first.
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Conway Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Millerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Argonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zyba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zyba is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zyba
- Zyba has also been known as:
- Zuba
- Zyber
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Doster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayfield.
Newspapers Published in Mayfield ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayfield.
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 Mayfield:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harper County
- Kingman County
- Sedgwick County
- Grant County
- Kay 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> | 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 Mayfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mayfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |