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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 North Newton (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 North Newton. 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 North Newton ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Newton: N. Newton

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

North Newton is located in Harvey 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 Harvey County: Butler, Marion, McPherson, Reno & Sedgwick.

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

  • Harvey County     (The home county of North Newton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Zimmerdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
    • Newton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McGraw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Walton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Arsdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Putnam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • McLains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Annelly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Halstead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedgwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
    • Paxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Elbing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Whitewater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brainerd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Potwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Potwin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • De Graff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Sunset Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Towanda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Midian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • Prairie Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Andover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Lorena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Goessel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Peabody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peabody is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
      • Former name for Peabody:
      • Coneburgh
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
    • Hillsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lehigh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lehigh is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Aulne ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Aulne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
    • Canada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Canada is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
    • Waldeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Waldeck is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • Oursler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oursler is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
    • Burns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Eastshore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastshore is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
    • Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Durham is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Moundridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elyria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elyria is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
    • Galva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Galva is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <1>
    • Groveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Inman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
    • McPherson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Buhler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Medora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Medora is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Obeeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
    • Yoder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Newton, with the one closest to North Newton listed first.
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Valley Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bentley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kechi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <1>
    • Wichita Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Bel Aire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Maize
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <1>
    • Colwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Andale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town

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

Cemeteries Near North Newton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Newton.

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 North Newton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Newton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find North Newton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Newton.

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

  • Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hesston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Putnam is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • McLains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McLains is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
  • Halstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Annelly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Sedgwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Moundridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnydale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
  • Peabody
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Furley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Furley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
    • Bentley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in North Newton ...

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 190 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Newton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Newton, 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 North Newton.

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 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 North Newton:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Newton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 North Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.