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 Navarre (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 Navarre. 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 southeast 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 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.
Navarre is located in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County: Clay, Geary, Marion, McPherson, Morris, Ottawa & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Navarre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Navarre:
- Dickinson County (The home county of Navarre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Lyona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Abilene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Industry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Longford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <1>
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Kansas Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Wreford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Grandview Plaza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Ramona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Tampa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lost Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lincolnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Pilsen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Antelope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Eastshore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Waldeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Canada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- McPherson County
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Latimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Delavan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burdick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Parkerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Wilsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dwight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Downing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Helmick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Niles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Niles is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Verdi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verdi is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Vine Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
- Former name for Vine Creek:
- Vine
- Ackley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ackley is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Gypsum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kipp
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- New Cambria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Cambria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Hallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Mentor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Salina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Assaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Navarre, see our County-by-County Page for Navarre.
Cemeteries Near Navarre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Navarre.
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 Navarre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Navarre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Navarre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belle Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Abilene.
- The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168330 <3>
- Riffel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scheiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Basel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Herington.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175442 <3>
- Woodbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery #17
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Navarre had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Navarre, with the one closest to Navarre listed first.
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Abilene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Herington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ramona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Latimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Navarre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Navarre.
Newspapers Published in Navarre ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Navarre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Navarre, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Navarre.
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 Navarre:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Dickinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Geary County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Morris County
- Ottawa County
- Riley County
- Saline 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Navarre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Navarre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |