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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 Murdock (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 Murdock. 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 and hospitals 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.

Murdock is located in Kingman 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 Kingman County: Barber, Harper, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick & Sumner.

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

  • Kingman County     (The home county of Murdock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
    • Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Alameda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Adams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Kingman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Norwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Spivey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Willowdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Zenda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Penalosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Cunningham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashville is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Duquoin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Danville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
    • Harper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Freeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvey County
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
    • Pretty Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Castleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Darlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Darlow is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Yoder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lerado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lerado is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruppers Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
    • Elmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Partridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Partridge is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jordan Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
    • Cheney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Garden Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Anness
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clonmel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Goddard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Andale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Colwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
    • Westlink Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Conway Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Argonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Anson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Milan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

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

Cemeteries Near Murdock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murdock.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murdock, with the one closest to Murdock listed first.

  • Murdock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vinita Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Upchurch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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, Murdock had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Waterloo ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Alameda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alameda is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Cheney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kingman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Norwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pretty Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  • Anness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
  • Garden Plain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Spivey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Duquoin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Runnymede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede

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

Newspapers Published in Murdock ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murdock.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Murdock:

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 Murdock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murdock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.