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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 Natrona (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 Natrona. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Natrona is located in Pratt County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pratt County: Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kingman, Kiowa, Reno & Stafford.

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

  • Pratt County     (The home county of Natrona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Iuka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Preston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Byers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Sawyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cullison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Isabel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Isabel is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Elm Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mingona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
      • Mingona is located in Barber County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mingona
      • From Natrona to Mingona
    • Sun City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <2>
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Medicine Lodge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Trousdale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Belpre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fellsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fellsburg
      • From Natrona to Fellsburg
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Cunningham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Penalosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nashville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Willowdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zenda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <2>
    • Kingman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Wellsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Haviland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
      • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <2>
    • Belvidere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenham ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brenham
      • From Natrona to Brenham
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Turon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
      • Turon is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Former name for Turon:
      • Pioneer City
    • Jordan Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Langdon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lerado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lerado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
      • Lerado is located in Reno County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lerado
      • From Natrona to Lerado
    • Sylvia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
      • Sylvia is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Sylvia has also been known as:
      • Anderson's Farm
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvia
      • From Natrona to Sylvia
    • Plevna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Abbyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
      • Abbyville is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Huntsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Reno County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huntsville
      • From Natrona to Huntsville
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Natrona, with the one closest to Natrona listed first.
    • Neola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neola
      • From Natrona to Neola
    • Stafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
    • Macksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

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

Cemeteries Near Natrona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Natrona.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iuka Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iuka Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iuka Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saratoga Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cairo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haynesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruddick Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruddick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dresden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neola Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Byers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Natrona had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Iuka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Pratt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cunningham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Neola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
    • Neola is located in Stafford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Neola
    • From Natrona to Neola
  • Cullison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Turon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
    • Turon is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Former name for Turon:
    • Pioneer City
  • Coats
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Isabel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Isabel is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Stafford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Penalosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elm Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Wellsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Natrona ...

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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Natrona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Natrona, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Natrona.

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 Natrona:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Natrona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pratt County: www.prattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Natrona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Natrona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Natrona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7116, Longitude: -98.6643       In this case, the coordinates for Natrona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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