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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 Nekoma (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 Nekoma. 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 doctors and 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.

Nekoma is located in Rush 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 Rush County: Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Russell & Trego.

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

  • Rush County     (The home county of Nekoma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nekoma, with the one closest to Nekoma listed first.
    • Hargrave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
      • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • Alexander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Rush Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
      • Rush Center is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <3>
    • La Crosse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McCracken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <3>
    • Bison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Timken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
      • Timken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Liebenthal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
      • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Loretta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Otis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nekoma, with the one closest to Nekoma listed first.
    • Albert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <3>
    • Olmitz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Galatia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Pawnee Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heizer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nekoma, with the one closest to Nekoma listed first.
    • Schoenchen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Antonino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Pfeifer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
      • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
    • Munjor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Hays
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
    • Toulon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Yocemento
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Hog Back
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Victoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Hodgeman County
    • Hanston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
      • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Ness County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nekoma, with the one closest to Nekoma listed first.
    • Bazine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
      • Bazine is located in Ness County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Brownell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ness City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ransom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nekoma, with the one closest to Nekoma listed first.
    • Ash Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
    • Burdett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Rozel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
      • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Larned
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nekoma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nekoma.

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 Nekoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belle Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Crosse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Crosse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Crosse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCracken Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nickel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nekoma had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hargrave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
  • Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Rush Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
    • Rush Center is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <3>
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McCracken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
    • McCracken is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <3>
  • Bison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
    • Bison is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Bazine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Bazine is located in Ness County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Timken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
    • Timken is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Liebenthal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Ash Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
    • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
  • Burdett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Rozel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
    • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Brownell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Ness County

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

Newspapers Published in Nekoma ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nekoma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nekoma, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nekoma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nekoma:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Nekoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Nekoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nekoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4736, Longitude: -99.4421       In this case, the coordinates for Nekoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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