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 Munsee (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 Munsee. 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 Munsee ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Muncie.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Munsee. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Munsee.
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 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.
Munsee is located in Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County: Johnson, Leavenworth, Clay (MO), Jackson (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Munsee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munsee:
- Wyandotte County (The home county of Munsee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Morris
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Piper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wallula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Oak Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Clearfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sibleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Vinland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- McLouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Lake Quivira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Holliday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Merriam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wilder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Mission Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Bain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Jarbalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tonganoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Bucyrus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee's Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Raymore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Lake Winnebago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Peculiar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- North Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Woodhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Gladstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- East Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Trimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Holmes Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- New Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Maywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Raytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Martin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cement City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Houston Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Weatherby Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Northmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Lake Waukomis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Farley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Ferrelview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Stillings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munsee, see our County-by-County Page for Munsee.
Cemeteries Near Munsee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munsee.
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 Munsee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munsee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Grinter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shawnee Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tensquatawa Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Munsee had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Munsee, with the one closest to Munsee listed first.
- Morris
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Welborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Chouteau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nearman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Zarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munsee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munsee.
Newspapers Published in Munsee ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munsee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munsee, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munsee.
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 Munsee:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wyandotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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> | 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 Munsee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Munsee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |