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 Newbury (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 Newbury. 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 Newbury ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Newbury has also been known as: New Berry and Newberry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Newbury. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newbury.
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.
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 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 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.
Newbury is located in Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County: Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Newbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newbury:
- Wabaunsee County (The home county of Newbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Paxico
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McFarland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Vera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alta Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Delia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hoyt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Admire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bushong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Morris County
- Dwight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Osage County
- Burlingame
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Belvue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wamego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aikins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Saint Clere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Westmoreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Onaga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Havensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Zeandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Fairmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Manhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kiro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Topeka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cullen Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Highland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- North Topeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Pauline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newbury, see our County-by-County Page for Newbury.
Cemeteries Near Newbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newbury.
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 Newbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troemper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kuenzli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belvue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nehring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mission View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Newbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newbury, with the one closest to Newbury listed first.
- Paxico
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McFarland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Vera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabaunsee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
- Keene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Wamego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Volland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newbury.
Newspapers Published in Newbury ...
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 354 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newbury, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Newbury:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Lyon County
- Morris County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Shawnee 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> | 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 Newbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |