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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 Mill Rose (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 Mill Rose. 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.

Name Variations for Mill Rose ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Melrose.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Mill Rose is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Crawford, Labette, Jasper (MO), Newton (MO), Craig (OK) & Ottawa (OK).

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Mill Rose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Keelville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Keelville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
    • Faulkner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
    • Cravensville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cravensville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
    • Treece
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Treece is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
      • Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
    • Hallowell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
    • Sherwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
    • Neutral
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Neutral is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
      • Neutral has also been known as:
      • Neutral City
    • Hoag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoag is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
    • Baxter Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baxter Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Commonwealth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Cherokee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McCune
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Monmouth is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Klendike
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Klendike is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
    • Kirkwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Opolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Opolis is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Pittsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Labette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Chetopa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bartlett is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Labette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Altamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Strauss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Strauss is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
    • Edna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Edna is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
    • Penfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Penfield is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
    • Mound Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Parsons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valeda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Valeda is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Klondike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Iron Gates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Thoms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
    • West Joplin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
    • Carl Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Joplin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <1>
    • Lone Elm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Waco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Airport Drive
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • May
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • May is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Loma Linda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Spring City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Seneca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Cliff Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Redings Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Dennis Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Leawood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Racine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Saginaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Craig County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Welch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Welch is located in Craig County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <1>
    • Bluejacket
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollow is located in Craig County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Vinita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vinita is located in Craig County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinita <1>
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Copeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Bernice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bernice is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <1>
  • Nowata County (OK)
    • Sanders
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanders is located in Nowata County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Rose, with the one closest to Mill Rose listed first.
    • Cardin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Picher ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Commerce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Miami
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
    • Quapaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <1>
    • Miami
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <1>
    • Dotyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Lincolnville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Narcissa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Narcissa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
    • Ottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mill Rose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Rose.

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 Mill Rose - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fly Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Russell Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • GAR Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami (OK).
    • The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
    • GAR Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <2>
  • Dockery Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spickelmire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mill Rose had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keelville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Keelville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
  • Faulkner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
  • Chetopa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hallowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
  • Neutral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Neutral is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
    • Neutral has also been known as:
    • Neutral City
  • Sherwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baxter Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oswego
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Bartlett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bartlett is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Rogers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is located in Craig County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Crestline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crestline is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
    • Stover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stover is located in Labette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
    • Empire City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Empire City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City

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

Newspapers Published in Mill Rose ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Rose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Rose, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Rose.

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 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 Mill Rose:

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 Mill Rose, 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- Mill Rose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.