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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 Ogallah (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 Ogallah. 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 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.

Ogallah is located in Trego County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trego County: Ellis, Gove, Graham, Ness, Rooks, Rush & Sheridan.

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

  • Trego County     (The home county of Ogallah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogallah, with the one closest to Ogallah listed first.
    • WaKeeney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
      • Trego is located in Trego County
      • Trego has also been known as:
      • Trego Center
      • Trego Tank
    • Collyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
      • Collyer is located in Trego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogallah, with the one closest to Ogallah listed first.
    • Ellis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hog Back
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Back have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Yocemento
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Hays
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <1>
    • Antonino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine is located in Ellis County
      • Catharine has also been known as:
      • Catherine
    • Munjor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Schoenchen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Gove County
    • Quinter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
      • Quinter is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <1>
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogallah, with the one closest to Ogallah listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
    • Bogue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Bogue has also been known as:
      • Wildhorse
    • Hill City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <1>
    • Penokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
      • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • Nicodemus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
      • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <1>
    • Morland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
      • Morland is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <1>
  • Ness County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogallah, with the one closest to Ogallah listed first.
    • Brownell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ransom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Ness County
  • Rooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogallah, with the one closest to Ogallah listed first.
    • Palco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Zurich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
      • Zurich is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Damar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Plainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rush County
    • McCracken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ogallah ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogallah.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ogallah. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ogallah and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ogallah.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Ogallah.

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 Ogallah:

Cemeteries Near Ogallah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogallah.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Oglala Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglala Cemetery
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
    • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wakeeney Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <4>
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
  • Wakeeney City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeeney City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
    • The Wakeeney City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wakeeney Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakeeney City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <4>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Saline Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saline Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saline Valley Cemetery
  • Morlan Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morlan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morlan Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Redline Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redline Cemetery
    • Hyacinth Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyacinth Cemetery
    • St. Andrew Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ogallah had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • WaKeeney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hog Back
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Back have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
    • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
  • Palco
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Collyer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Hays
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <1>
  • Zurich
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Brownell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Damar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Bogue
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Hill City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <1>
  • Ransom
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Penokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
      • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • Turkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County
    • Quinter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
      • Quinter is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ogallah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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- Ogallah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogallah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9908, Longitude: -99.7329    
<4>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.
<5>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 Ogallah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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