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 Neosho Falls (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 Neosho Falls. 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 Neosho Falls ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Neosho Falls was referred to as Neosho Falls Courthouse.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Neosho Falls is located in Woodson 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 Woodson County: Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Greenwood, Neosho & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Neosho Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neosho Falls:
- Woodson County (The home county of Neosho Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Piqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Cookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Yates Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Toronto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Carlyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Mildred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Bayard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Moran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Leanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Lone Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mont Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Welda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Kincaid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Harris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Glenlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Garnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bush City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Bronson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- New Strawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ottumwa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Halls Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Virgil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Lamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Linn County
- Blue Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lyon County
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Chanute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Odense
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Rollin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Earlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Vilas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Roper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Benedict
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neosho Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Neosho Falls.
Cemeteries Near Neosho Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neosho Falls.
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 Neosho Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neosho Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashburn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Martins First Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iola Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carlyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Carlyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Le Roy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoeltzing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quisling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Neosho Falls had a population of 606 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Neosho Falls had a population of 133 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neosho Falls, with the one closest to Neosho Falls listed first.
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Piqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Cookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Yates Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neosho Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neosho Falls.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Neosho Falls ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neosho Falls.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Neosho Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Neosho Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Neosho Falls.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Neosho Falls.
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 Neosho Falls:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Woodson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Coffey County
- Greenwood County
- Linn County
- Lyon County
- Neosho County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Neosho Falls, 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' (or 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- Neosho Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |