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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 Olsburg (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 Olsburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.

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

  • Pottawatomie County     (The home county of Olsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Westmoreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Wheaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Saint George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Louisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • 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 <2>
    • Duluth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Wamego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
    • Onaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
      • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <2>
    • Aikins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
      • Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Belvue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
      • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Havensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Broughton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Wakefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oscar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Clay County
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview Plaza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Junction City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Irving ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Marshall County
    • Blue Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Winifred
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County
    • Carden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
    • Vermillion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <2>
    • Marysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Walsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Winkler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
    • Leonardville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
    • Riley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
    • Keats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
      • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Manhattan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • May Day
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
      • May Day is located in Riley County
    • Fairmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Riley County
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Bala
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Zeandale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
      • Zeandale is located in Riley County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olsburg, with the one closest to Olsburg listed first.
    • Chepstow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepstow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
    • Barnes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenleaf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <2>
    • Linn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Olsburg ...

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 Olsburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Olsburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Olsburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Olsburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Olsburg.

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 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 Olsburg:

Cemeteries Near Olsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olsburg.

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 Olsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mariadahl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mariadahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariadahl Cemetery
  • Oostburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oostburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oostburg Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
  • Carnahan - Garrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Hohman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sales Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sales Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellegarde Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Huff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
  • Swede Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Olsburg had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Olsburg had a population of 223 people.

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

  • Fostoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
    • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Walsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Walsburg is located in Riley County
  • Westmoreland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Blaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Winkler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Winkler is located in Riley County
  • Leonardville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
    • Leonardville is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Leonardville has also been known as:
    • Leonard
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
  • Riley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Riley is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Former names for Riley:
    • Riley Center
    • Union
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
  • Irving ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Marshall County
  • Keats
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Keats is located in Riley County
  • Manhattan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wheaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Blue Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
    • Bala
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Eureka Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
      • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County

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

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

The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4320, Longitude: -96.6145       In this case, the coordinates for Olsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Olsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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