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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 Moran (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 Moran. 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 Moran ...

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.

Moran has also been known as: Moran City.

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

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 hospitals and 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.

Moran is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Anderson, Bourbon, Coffey, Linn, Neosho, Wilson & Woodson.

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

  • Allen County     (The home county of Moran)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Bayard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mildred
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • La Harpe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elsmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gas is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gas
      • From Moran to Gas
    • Savonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Bassett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Iola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carlyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Humboldt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Octagon City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Kincaid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Lone Elm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Selma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Welda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bush City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Mont Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Garnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Westphalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Central City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Bronson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Xenia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Rockford ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Porterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Redfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mapleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Devon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Marmaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hiattville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
  • Coffey County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Hepler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hepler is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Walnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brazilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbush
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cato
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Dry Wood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Odense
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Rollin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chanute
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Earlton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • South Ridge ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
    • Vilas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
    • Piqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Neosho Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Cookville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Ridge ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Durand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hasty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose

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

Cemeteries Near Moran ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moran.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moran had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moran had a population of 509 people.

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

  • Bronson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bayard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • La Harpe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elsmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Savonburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Savonburg is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Lone Elm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Xenia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kincaid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Rockford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Iola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Porterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blue Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moran ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moran.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moran. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moran and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moran.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Moran.

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 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 Moran:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moran) 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 Moran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.