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 Milton (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 Milton. 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 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.
Milton 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 Milton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milton:
- Sumner County (The home county of Milton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Conway Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Millerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Argonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Anson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Doster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Runnymede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Duquoin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Murdock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Rago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Alameda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Spivey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willowdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Pretty Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Anness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clonmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Bayneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Goddard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murray Gill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Haysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wego-Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Oatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milton, see our County-by-County Page for Milton.
Cemeteries Near Milton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milton.
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 Milton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stitch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peotone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conway Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Star Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Argonia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Cavalry Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209113 <2>
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 Milton had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Anness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Conway Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Runnymede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Argonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Cheney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murdock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milton.
Newspapers Published in Milton ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Milton:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harper County
- Kingman County
- Reno County
- Sedgwick 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 Milton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |