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 Moline (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 Moline. 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 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.
Moline is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Greenwood, Montgomery & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Moline. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moline:
- Elk County (The home county of Moline)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Elk Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
- Grenola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Longton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Fiat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Busby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Cave Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Oak Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Upola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Clay Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Keighley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Gibbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Sedan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wauneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Monett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Layton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Cedar Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Osro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Hewins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Grand Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Glen Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Hooser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Taussig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Severy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Elk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Havana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Buxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Lafontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moline, see our County-by-County Page for Moline.
Cemeteries Near Moline ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moline.
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 Moline - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moline covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Moline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ames Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Chapel Cemetery
- The Ames Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ames Cemetery
- Elk Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548160 <2>
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Cut Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Crum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moline had a population of 527 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moline had a population of 319 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moline, with the one closest to Moline listed first.
- Elk Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
- Grenola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Longton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Fiat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Busby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Cave Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Oak Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Upola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Wauneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Sedan
(17 miles [27.4 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 Moline. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moline.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moline ...
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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moline.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moline. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moline and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moline.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Moline.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Moline:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Cowley County
- Greenwood County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moline) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Moline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |