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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 McCune (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 McCune. 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.

McCune is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of McCune)
  • Allen County
    • Savonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Bourbon County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCune, with the one closest to McCune listed first.
    • Sherman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • West Mineral
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
    • Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
    • Mayer ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayer is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
    • Carona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
    • Cokedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseland is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Mackie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Scammon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Labette County
  • Montgomery County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCune, with the one closest to McCune listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Galesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Rollin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Odense
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Barton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCune, with the one closest to McCune listed first.
    • Mindenmines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Burgess
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Nashville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Liberal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCune, with the one closest to McCune listed first.
    • Opolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Asbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Asbury is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asbury <1>
    • Waco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Klondike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Medoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Carl Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thoms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCune, with the one closest to McCune listed first.
    • Cardin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Picher ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Commerce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • North Miami
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Quapaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McCune ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCune.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McCune had a population of 700 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, McCune had a population of 413 people.

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

  • Monmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Laneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Laneville is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
  • Montana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montana is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Cherokee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beulah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbush
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Labette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Labette is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Labette has also been known as:
    • Labette City
  • Hallowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sherwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
  • Scammon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fleming is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • South Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mound is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McCune ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCune.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McCune. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McCune and those printed in the larger area surrounding McCune.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of McCune.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McCune:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCune) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 McCune, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.