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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 Minneha (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 Minneha. 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 Minneha ...

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: Minnehaha.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Minneha. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Minneha.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Minneha 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 Minneha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minneha:

  • Sedgwick County     (The home county of Minneha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha listed first.
    • Eastborough
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Bel Aire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Kechi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
    • Wichita
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wichita Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Cow Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Park City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oatville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
    • Derby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Westlink Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha listed first.
    • Andover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Sunset Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Benton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Rose Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Augusta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Towanda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Midian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • Brainerd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha listed first.
    • Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Udall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Akron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Floral
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Wilmot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha listed first.
    • Annelly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Sedgwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McLains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Putnam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • McGraw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Van Arsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Newton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Halstead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Walton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Paxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Reno County
    • Saint Joe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Cicero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Anson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Minneha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minneha.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minneha, with the one closest to Minneha 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Minneha had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Tolerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
  • Wichita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kechi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
  • Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Wichita Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Oatville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Valley Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnydale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
  • Derby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rose Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Furley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Furley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
    • Haysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Minneha ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minneha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minneha, 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 Minneha.

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 either 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 Minneha:

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 Minneha, 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 from Point A (ie- Minneha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.