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 Pfeifer (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 Pfeifer. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pfeifer is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Barton, Graham, Ness, Osborne, Rooks, Rush, Russell & Trego.
Below are the counties that are near Pfeifer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pfeifer:
- Ellis County (The home county of Pfeifer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Munjor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Schoenchen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Antonino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Hays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Emmeram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Yocemento
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Hog Back
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Ellis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Millard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Stickney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Olmitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Albert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Albert is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <3>
- Susank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Heizer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Hoisington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Hoisington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Kanbrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Pawnee County
- Ash Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Loretta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Liebenthal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Bison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Hargrave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Rush Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
- Rush Center is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <3>
- Nekoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- McCracken
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <3>
- Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Milberger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Gorham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
- Balta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pfeifer, see our County-by-County Page for Pfeifer.
Cemeteries Near Pfeifer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pfeifer.
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 Pfeifer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasantdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winterset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterset Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winterset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
- 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.
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Fidelis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Fidelis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Lone Star Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pfeifer had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pfeifer, with the one closest to Pfeifer listed first.
- Munjor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Liebenthal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Toulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Bison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Otis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gorham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
- Hays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
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- Millard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Timken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Hargrave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pfeifer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pfeifer.
Newspapers Published in Pfeifer ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pfeifer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pfeifer, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pfeifer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pfeifer:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Ellis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Pawnee County
- Rush County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pfeifer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Pfeifer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pfeifer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pfeifer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7081, Longitude: -99.1657 In this case, the coordinates for Pfeifer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |