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 Pomona (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 Pomona. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pomona is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Johnson, Linn, Miami & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Pomona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pomona:
- Franklin County (The home county of Pomona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Richter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Ransomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- B N Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Ottawa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Imes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Le Loup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Glenlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Greeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Lebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Strawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Baldwin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Vinland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Sibleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Stull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Clearfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Kanwaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Johnson County
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Reading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Stanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Osawatomie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Quenemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vassar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Burlingame
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Berryton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Cullen Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Tecumseh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Harveyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pomona, see our County-by-County Page for Pomona.
Cemeteries Near Pomona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pomona.
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 Pomona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pomona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Quenemo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93214 <3>
- Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Ottawa.
- The Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds has also been known as:
- Chippewa Hills Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Munsee Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee Indian Cemetery
- The Munsee Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Muncie Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kaub Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Pomona had a population of 466 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pomona had a population of 837 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Quenemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Richter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Michigan Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Ransomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Vassar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Melvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Overbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lyndon Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pomona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pomona.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pomona ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pomona.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pomona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pomona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pomona.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Pomona.
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 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 Pomona:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Coffey County
- Douglas County
- Johnson County
- Lyon County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pomona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Pomona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |