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 Prairie Village (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 Prairie Village. 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 Prairie Village ...
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 Prairie Village: Prairie Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prairie Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Village.
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 and doctors 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.
Prairie Village 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 Prairie Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Village:
- Butler County (The home county of Prairie Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Sunset Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Lorena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Towanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Midian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Bois d'Arc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Udall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Floral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Kellogg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Annelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- McLains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Sedgwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McGraw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- North Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Eastborough
(6 miles [9.7 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kechi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cow Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oatville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Mulvane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Haysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cicero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Village, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Village.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Village.
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 Prairie Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Seltzer Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deem Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kensington Gardens Memorial Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indianola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reflection Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Golden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Prairie Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Village, with the one closest to Prairie Village listed first.
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Lorena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Minneha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kechi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Towanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wichita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wichita Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Furley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Village.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Village ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Village.
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 Prairie Village:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley 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> | 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 Prairie Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Prairie Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |