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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Punkin Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Punkin Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Punkin Center, please Contact Us.
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 Punkin Center (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 Punkin Center. 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 Punkin Center ...
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 Punkin Center: Punkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Punkin Cen., Punkin Cent. or Punkin Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Punkin Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Punkin Center.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Punkin Center is historic, it would have been located within present day Reno 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 Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Punkin Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Punkin Center:
- Reno County (The home county of Punkin Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Obeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yoder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buhler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <2>
- Hutchinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Cruppers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- South Hutchinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Darlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Willowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Burrton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Van Arsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Sedgwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hesston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Zimmerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- McGraw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingman County
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Marion County
- Goessel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Moundridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- McPherson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Galva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Saxman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Colwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maize
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Valley Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westlink Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Punkin Center, see our County-by-County Page for Punkin Center.
Cemeteries Near Punkin Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Punkin Center.
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 Punkin Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Punkin Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burrton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buhler Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler Municipal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buhler Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buhler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974082 <3>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Punkin Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Punkin Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
- Burrton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Yoder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Buhler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <2>
- Hutchinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Hutchinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Punkin Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Punkin Center.
Newspapers Published in Punkin Center ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Punkin Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Punkin Center, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Punkin Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Punkin Center:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Reno County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harvey County
- Kingman County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Rice County
- Sedgwick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Punkin Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Punkin Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |