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 Midland Park (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 Midland Park. 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.
Midland Park is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Midland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midland Park:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Midland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Haysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Murray Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Wego-Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wichita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Cow Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Eastborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Peck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westlink Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Prairie Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Sunset Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Lorena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Salter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Douglass
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Towanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Udall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Kellogg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Floral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Sedgwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Annelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- McLains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Van Arsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McGraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Kingman County
- Norwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reno County
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Cicero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Anson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Conway Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Ewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Paton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Midland Park.
Cemeteries Near Midland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midland Park.
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 Midland Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Waco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cartwright Cemetery
- Oatville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <2>
- Roll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- El Paso Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <2>
- Reflection Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Noel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Garden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Midland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midland Park, with the one closest to Midland Park listed first.
- Haysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Wichita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minneha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Zyba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zyba is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zyba
- Zyba has also been known as:
- Zuba
- Zyber
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tolerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Belle Plaine
(13 miles [20.9 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 Midland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midland Park.
Newspapers Published in Midland Park ...
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 Midland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midland Park, 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 Midland Park.
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 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 Midland Park:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Kingman County
- Reno County
- Sumner 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 Midland Park, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |