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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 Oskaloosa (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 Oskaloosa. 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 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.

Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County and is the County Seat.

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 Jefferson County: Atchison, Douglas, Jackson, Leavenworth & Shawnee.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Oskaloosa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • McLouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dunavant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Lake Shore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Boyle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
      • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyle
      • From Oskaloosa to Boyle
    • Indian Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
      • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Ozawkie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Shore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Lake Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale South
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Oskaloosa to Hilldale
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Cummings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County
    • Potter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farmington
      • From Oskaloosa to Farmington
    • Arrington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Effingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <1>
    • Monrovia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
      • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Mills
      • From Oskaloosa to Oak Mills
    • Port Williams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
      • Port Williams is located in Atchison County
      • Port Williams has also been known as:
      • Williamsport
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Port Williams
      • From Oskaloosa to Port Williams
    • Lancaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Muscotah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Atchison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Lecompton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
      • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <1>
    • Midland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Douglas County
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grover
      • From Oskaloosa to Grover
    • Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kanwaka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
      • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
      • Kanwaka has also been known as:
      • Kanawha
      • Kannaka
      • Kanwaca
    • Lawrence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
      • Stull is located in Douglas County
    • Noria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
      • Noria is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noria
      • From Oskaloosa to Noria
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Weaver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Douglas County
    • Eudora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Denison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Larkinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Larkinburg
      • From Oskaloosa to Larkinburg
    • Hoyt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <1>
    • Birmingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <1>
    • Holton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <1>
    • Whiting
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Clearview City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <1>
    • Wilder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Wilder is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilder
      • From Oskaloosa to Wilder
    • Holliday
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holliday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holliday
      • From Oskaloosa to Holliday
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zarah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
      • Zarah is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zarah
      • From Oskaloosa to Zarah
    • Shawnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Leavenworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Springdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springdale
      • From Oskaloosa to Springdale
    • Jarbalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonganoxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
      • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <1>
    • Hoge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
    • Lowemont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
      • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowemont
      • From Oskaloosa to Lowemont
    • Fall Leaf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Leaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
      • Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fall Leaf
      • From Oskaloosa to Fall Leaf
    • Basehor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
      • Fairmount has also been known as:
      • Fairmont Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairmount
      • From Oskaloosa to Fairmount
    • Leavenworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Linwood has also been known as:
      • Big Stranger
      • Johnny Cake
      • Journeycake
    • Bain City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Spencer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spencer
      • From Oskaloosa to Spencer
    • Tecumseh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <1>
    • Oakland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Oskaloosa to Watson
    • North Topeka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
    • Topeka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Berryton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pauline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cullen Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
  • Wyandotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Wallula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallula
      • From Oskaloosa to Wallula
    • Bonner Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
      • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <1>
    • Piper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
      • Piper is located in Wyandotte County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piper
      • From Oskaloosa to Piper
    • Edwardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
      • Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <1>
  • Buchanan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
      • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <1>
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
    • Stillings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
      • Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillings
      • From Oskaloosa to Stillings
    • East Leavenworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Iatan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
      • Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Sugar Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
      • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugar Lake
      • From Oskaloosa to Sugar Lake
    • Farley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Waldron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
    • West Platte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tracy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Platte City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
      • Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <1>
    • Woodruff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Oskaloosa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oskaloosa.

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

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

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 Oskaloosa had a population of 773 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oskaloosa had a population of 1,057 people.

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

  • Dunavant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McLouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
    • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyle
    • From Oskaloosa to Boyle
  • Ozawkie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Thompsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Springdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Springdale
    • From Oskaloosa to Springdale
  • Medina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Medina
    • From Oskaloosa to Medina
  • Buck Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
    • Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buck Creek
    • From Oskaloosa to Buck Creek
  • Valley Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
    • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Valley Falls has also been known as:
    • Sautrelle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
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    • Newman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newman
      • From Oskaloosa to Newman
    • Rock Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grover
      • From Oskaloosa to Grover

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oskaloosa ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oskaloosa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oskaloosa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oskaloosa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oskaloosa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Oskaloosa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oskaloosa:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oskaloosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oskaloosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2155, Longitude: -95.3130    
<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 Oskaloosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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