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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oscar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oscar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oscar, please Contact Us.
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 Oscar (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 Oscar. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oscar is historic, it would have been located within present day Clay 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 Clay County: Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Oscar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oscar:
- Clay County (The home county of Oscar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Garfield Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Clay Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Idana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Broughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Browndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Ladysmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Industry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Longford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <2>
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ames
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Miltonvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Rice
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Huscher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Cook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Concordia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dickinson County
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Ottawa County
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Pottawatomie County
- Olsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Agenda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- May Day
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Winkler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Bala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Leonardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
- Walsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Riley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
- Keats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kimeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Linn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chepstow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Greenleaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brantford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Barnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morrowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Haddam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oscar, see our County-by-County Page for Oscar.
Cemeteries Near Oscar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oscar.
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 Oscar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oscar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parallel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morganville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Appleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peats Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Oscar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oscar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kimeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Clay Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Linn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Idana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Broughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Chepstow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winkler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Strawberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oscar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oscar.
Newspapers Published in Oscar ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oscar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oscar, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oscar.
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 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 Oscar:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Dickinson County
- Geary County
- Marshall County
- Ottawa County
- Pottawatomie County
- Republic County
- Riley County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oscar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Oscar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |