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 Ocheltree (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 Ocheltree. 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 Ocheltree ...
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.
Another variation: Ochiltree.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Ocheltree is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Ocheltree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ocheltree:
- Johnson County (The home county of Ocheltree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Clare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Overland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenexa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Clearview City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zarah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Leawood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Clearfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Weaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vinland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Sibleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Noria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Le Loup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Peoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Rantoul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Imes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- B N Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Centropolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Loring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Fall Leaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Basehor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tonganoxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Linn Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Cadmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Bucyrus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Paola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Block
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Osawatomie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- New Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Fontana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Argentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Bonner Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grinter Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Piper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Drexel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Burdett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- West Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Harrelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lake Annette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Peculiar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lake Winnebago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Lee's Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- North Kansas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sugar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Martin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Belvidere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Raytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Little Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ocheltree, see our County-by-County Page for Ocheltree.
Cemeteries Near Ocheltree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ocheltree.
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 Ocheltree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ocheltree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - Old
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - New
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wag staff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aubry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Home Holding 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ocheltree had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ocheltree, with the one closest to Ocheltree listed first.
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Chiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Bucyrus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wagstaff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse has also been known as:
- Morris
- Wea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lackmans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ocheltree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocheltree.
Newspapers Published in Ocheltree ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocheltree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ocheltree, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ocheltree.
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 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 Ocheltree:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Leavenworth County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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 Ocheltree, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ocheltree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |