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 Pickrell Corner (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 Pickrell Corner. 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 Pickrell Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pickrell Corner: Pickrell Cor. (or less commonly used: Pickrell Crn.)
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 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.
Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Pickrell Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickrell Corner:
- Butler County (The home county of Pickrell Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Haverhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bois d'Arc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- El Dorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Midian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Keighley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Clay Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Salter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Glen Crouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Floral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Udall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Grand Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Tisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Reece
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Ivanpah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harvey County
- Annelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Marion County
- Burns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Eastborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Bel Aire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kechi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mulvane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wichita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wichita Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Wego-Waco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Cow Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Haysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sumner County
- Belle Plaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickrell Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Pickrell Corner.
Cemeteries Near Pickrell Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickrell Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pickrell Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickrell Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quito Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
- Little Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <2>
- Sherman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Lawns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Economy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pickrell Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickrell Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickrell Corner, with the one closest to Pickrell Corner listed first.
- Haverhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- El Dorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Keighley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickrell Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickrell Corner.
Newspapers Published in Pickrell Corner ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickrell Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickrell Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickrell Corner.
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 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 Pickrell Corner:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Greenwood County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pickrell Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickrell Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |