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 Metcalf (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 Metcalf. 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.
Metcalf 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 Metcalf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Metcalf:
- Sumner County (The home county of Metcalf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Doster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Argonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Drury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Hunnewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- South Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Harper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runnymede
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Ruella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duquoin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Crisfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Anness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alfalfa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Vining
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Amorita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Grant County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Renfrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Wakita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Deer Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Nardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Metcalf, see our County-by-County Page for Metcalf.
Cemeteries Near Metcalf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Metcalf.
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 Metcalf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Metcalf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Devore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Singer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morris Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeport Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- H & S Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Gibbon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corzine Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Metcalf had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Doster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Renfrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Argonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wakita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Drury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Metcalf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Metcalf.
Newspapers Published in Metcalf ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Metcalf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Metcalf, 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 Metcalf.
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 Metcalf:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harper County
- Kingman County
- Sedgwick County
- Alfalfa 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 Metcalf, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metcalf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |