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 Paradise (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 Paradise. 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 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 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.

Paradise is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Barton, Ellis, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Osborne, Rooks & Rush.

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

• Russell County     (The home county of Paradise)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Luray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Balta ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
    • Balta is located in Russell County
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
  • Gorham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
  • Lucas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
  • Bunker Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
  • Dorrance
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
    • Dorrance is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
  • Milberger
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
    • Milberger is located in Russell County
• Ellis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
  • Emmeram
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
  • Turkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
  • Walker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
  • Catharine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Victoria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Toulon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
  • Hays
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <2>
  • Munjor
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Yocemento
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
    • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
• Lincoln County
  • Sylvan Grove
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>
• Mitchell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
  • Tipton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
  • Hunter
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
• Osborne County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
  • Natoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Natoma is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <2>
  • Alton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Bloomington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
  • Osborne
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Osborne is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
    • Osborne has also been known as:
    • Peru
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <2>
• Rooks County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
  • Codell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Plainville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
  • Woodston
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <2>
  • Zurich
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Stockton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Paradise ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise.

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

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

• Mt. Herman Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93118 <4>
• Fairport Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairport Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Naomi Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grand Center Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Center Cemetery
• IXL Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IXL Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IXL Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Amherst Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
  • The Amherst Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Amherst Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91926 <4>
• Victor Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Round Mound Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cole Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cedar Bluff Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluff Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lutheran Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Vincent Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (79 more) ...
  • Luray Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luray Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Luray Cemetery is located in Luray.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174556 <4>
  • Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the west of Codell.
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conger Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92230 <4>
  • Norman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Paradise had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paradise had a population of 48 people.

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

• Waldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Former name for Waldo:
  • Pleasant Run
• Fairport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Russell County
• Natoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Natoma is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <2>
• Vincent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Vincent is located in Osborne County
• Luray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
• Covert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
  • Covert is located in Osborne County
• Laton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Laton is located in Rooks County
• Codell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
  • Codell is located in Rooks County
  • Former name for Codell:
  • Florreyville
• Russell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
• Cheyenne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
  • Cheyenne has also been known as:
  • Cheyenne City
• Gorham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
• Turkville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
  • Turkville is located in Ellis County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Homer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Russell County
  • Walker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
  • Catharine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Paradise ...

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 Paradise.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Paradise. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Paradise and those printed in the larger area surrounding Paradise.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Paradise.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Paradise:

• Websites specific to Kansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Pages specific to Russell County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ellis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mitchell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Osborne County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Rooks County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Russell County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Russell County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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