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 Orsemus (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 Orsemus. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Orsemus is located in Kingman 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 Kingman County: Barber, Harper, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Orsemus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orsemus:
- Kingman County (The home county of Orsemus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
- Murdock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Alameda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Rago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Spivey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <3>
- Willowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Penalosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
- Penalosa is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cunningham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Runnymede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Duquoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Harper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
- Anthony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Crisfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Pretty Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <3>
- Saint Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Castleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Lerado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lerado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
- Lerado is located in Reno County
- Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Haven is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <3>
- Darlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Reno County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <3>
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Anness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <3>
- Garden Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Clonmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Clearwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goddard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Murray Gill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Colwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
- Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <3>
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westlink Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlink Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Conway Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Argonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Milan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Anson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Roland is located in Sumner County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orsemus, see our County-by-County Page for Orsemus.
Cemeteries Near Orsemus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orsemus.
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 Orsemus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Upchurch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upchurch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upchurch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rago Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rago Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rago Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stitch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Murdock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vinita Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinita Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- St. Louis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Waterloo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Duquoin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Orsemus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orsemus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orsemus, with the one closest to Orsemus listed first.
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
- Murdock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Rago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Alameda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Runnymede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Duquoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Anness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Cleveland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Kingman County
- Spivey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Waterloo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Kingman County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orsemus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orsemus.
Newspapers Published in Orsemus ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orsemus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orsemus, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orsemus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Orsemus:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Kingman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harper County
- Reno County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orsemus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Orsemus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orsemus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orsemus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4972, Longitude: -97.9356 In this case, the coordinates for Orsemus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |