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 Obeeville (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 Obeeville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Obeeville is located in Reno 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 Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Obeeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Obeeville:
- Reno County (The home county of Obeeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- South Hutchinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Medora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Buhler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cruppers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Darlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Yaggy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yaggy is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Burrton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Halstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hesston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Van Arsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Putnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sedgwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zimmerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- McGraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- Goessel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Elyria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Moundridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Windom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- McPherson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Galva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Saxman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Colwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Cheney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Obeeville, see our County-by-County Page for Obeeville.
Cemeteries Near Obeeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obeeville.
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 Obeeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Obeeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eastside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buhler Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler Municipal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buhler Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buhler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974082 <2>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Plainview Mennonite Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Obeeville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Obeeville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Obeeville, with the one closest to Obeeville listed first.
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Hutchinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buhler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Burrton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Castleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Nickerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 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 Obeeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obeeville.
Newspapers Published in Obeeville ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obeeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obeeville, 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 Obeeville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Obeeville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Reno County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Rice County
- Sedgwick 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 Obeeville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Obeeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |