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 Mulvane (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 Mulvane. 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 doctors 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.
Mulvane is primarily located in Sedgwick County. A portion of Mulvane extends into 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Mulvane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mulvane:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Mulvane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Wego-Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Peck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Bayneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Oatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Eastborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Wichita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cow Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Clonmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Lorena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Sunset Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Bois d'Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Smileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Udall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Kellogg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Floral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Winfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- New Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Tresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cicero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Anson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Wellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Paton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Conway Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Geuda Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Ewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mulvane, see our County-by-County Page for Mulvane.
Cemeteries Near Mulvane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mulvane.
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 Mulvane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mulvane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Mulvane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <2>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- El Paso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plaine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bud Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Branson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Udall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Mulvane had a population of 724 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mulvane had a population of 6,566 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mulvane, with the one closest to Mulvane listed first.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Belle Plaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zyba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zyba is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zyba
- Zyba has also been known as:
- Zuba
- Zyber
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Udall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Cicero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Bayneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mulvane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mulvane.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mulvane ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mulvane.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mulvane. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mulvane and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mulvane.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Mulvane.
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 Mulvane:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Sumner 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 Mulvane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mulvane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |