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 New Gottland (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 New Gottland. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
New Gottland is located in McPherson 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 McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near New Gottland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Gottland:
- McPherson County (The home county of New Gottland)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Galva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsborg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Elyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Moundridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Dillon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Langley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Venango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Yankee Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Terra Cotta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Hesston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Burrton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- North Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Waldeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Lehigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Goessel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tampa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Eastshore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Pilsen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Buhler
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
- Medora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Obeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Galt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Geneseo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saxman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Assaria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salemsborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Falun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Smolan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Gypsum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Kipp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Bavaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
- Brookville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Gottland, see our County-by-County Page for New Gottland.
Cemeteries Near New Gottland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Gottland.
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 New Gottland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Gottland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Crestwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Koons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- The Koons Cemetery has also been known as:
- Koon Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hill Cemetery
- The Smoky Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kentucky Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Empire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Swenson Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find New Gottland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Gottland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Gottland, with the one closest to New Gottland listed first.
- Hilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hilton is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- West Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Johnson is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
- West Johnson has also been known as:
- Johnstown
- McPherson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsborg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Freemount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freemount is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
- Freemount has also been known as:
- Freemont City
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Gottland. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Gottland.
Newspapers Published in New Gottland ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Gottland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Gottland, 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 New Gottland.
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 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 New Gottland:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to McPherson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickinson County
- Ellsworth County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Reno County
- Rice 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> | 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 New Gottland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- New Gottland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |