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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 Radium (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 Radium. 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 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.

Radium is located in Stafford 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 Stafford County: Barton, Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno & Rice.

Below are the counties that are near Radium. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Radium:

  • Stafford County     (The home county of Radium)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Seward
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Hudson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Saint John
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
    • Macksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Neola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neola
      • From Radium to Neola
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Pawnee Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Anchorway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Great Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Heizer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Dartmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dartmouth
      • From Radium to Dartmouth
    • Albert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Kanbrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kanbrick
      • From Radium to Kanbrick
    • Ellinwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Radium to Boyd
    • Olmitz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • South Hoisington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Belpre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <2>
    • Trousdale ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Nettleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nettleton
      • From Radium to Nettleton
    • Fellsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fellsburg
      • From Radium to Fellsburg
  • Pawnee County
  • Pratt County
    • Byers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Pratt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Kilbourns Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sylvia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
      • Sylvia is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Sylvia has also been known as:
      • Anderson's Farm
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvia
      • From Radium to Sylvia
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Raymond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Silica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silica
      • From Radium to Silica
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.
    • Timken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Bison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Rush Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Radium, see our County-by-County Page for Radium.

Cemeteries Near Radium ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Radium.

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 Radium covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Radium in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Radium.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Radium, with the one closest to Radium listed first.

  • Ray ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Seward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Pawnee Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Larned
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hudson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Dillwyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
    • Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
  • Saint John
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
  • Great Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Macksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Heizer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Dartmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dartmouth
    • From Radium to Dartmouth
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Radium. See our List of 1890's Communities around Radium.

Newspapers Published in Radium ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Radium.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Radium, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Radium.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Radium:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Radium. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stafford County: www.staffordcounty.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Radium) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Radium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1745, Longitude: -98.8947    
<6>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 Radium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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