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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 Penokee (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 Penokee. 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.

Name Variations for Penokee ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Gettysburgh.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Penokee is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Sheridan & Trego.

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

  • Graham County     (The home county of Penokee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Morland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
      • Morland is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <2>
    • Hill City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
    • Saint Peter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
    • Roscoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Bogue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Bogue has also been known as:
      • Wildhorse
    • Nicodemus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
      • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <2>
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jennings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leoville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
  • Gove County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Quinter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
      • Quinter is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinter <2>
    • Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
      • Park is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Norton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Lenora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
      • Lenora is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
    • Edmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Edmond has also been known as:
      • Edmond City
    • Densmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
      • Densmore is located in Norton County
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Dellvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Oronoque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County
  • Phillips County
    • Logan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley County
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Riley County
  • Rooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Damar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Palco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Zurich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Sheridan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Studley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
      • Studley is located in Sheridan County
    • Hoxie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
  • Trego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penokee, with the one closest to Penokee listed first.
    • Collyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
      • Collyer is located in Trego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • WaKeeney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ogallah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
      • Ogallah is located in Trego County

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

Newspapers Published in Penokee ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penokee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penokee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penokee.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Penokee:

Cemeteries Near Penokee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penokee.

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

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

  • Penokee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penokee Cemetery
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Morland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morland Cemetery
  • Hill City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill City Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Leland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
  • South Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Star Cemetery
  • Studley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Studley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Studley Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Fagan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
    • Bethel Christian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Penokee had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Morland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
    • Morland is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <2>
  • Hill City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
  • Studley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
    • Studley is located in Sheridan County
  • Roscoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
  • Bogue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Lucerne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
  • Tasco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
    • Tasco is located in Sheridan County
  • New Almelo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Almelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
    • New Almelo is located in Norton County
  • Lenora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Lenora is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
  • Nicodemus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <2>
  • Damar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Edmond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Collyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
      • Collyer is located in Trego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Palco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Penokee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penokee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3495, Longitude: -99.9725    
<4>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 Penokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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