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 Nolan (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 Nolan. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Nolan is primarily located in Marshall County. A portion of Nolan extends into Pottawatomie 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 Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Nolan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nolan:
- Marshall County (The home county of Nolan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Winifred
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winifred is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Irving ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Beattie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Blue Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Soldier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Circleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Netawaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- America City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Goff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Baileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Wetmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Central City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Granada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Duluth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Onaga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Havensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Aikins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Saint Clere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Olsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Emmett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Zeandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Winkler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nolan, see our County-by-County Page for Nolan.
Cemeteries Near Nolan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nolan.
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 Nolan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nolan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duluth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke Lutheran North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neuchatel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Onega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Columkilles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Nolan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nolan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nolan, with the one closest to Nolan listed first.
- Wheaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Neuchatel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
- Onaga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Vliets
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vliets is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Havensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- America City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fostoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Laclede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nolan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nolan.
Newspapers Published in Nolan ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nolan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nolan, 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 Nolan.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Nolan:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Nemaha County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley 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 Nolan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nolan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |