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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 Reamsville (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 Reamsville. 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 southwest 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 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.

Reamsville is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Jewell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Franklin (NE) & Webster (NE).

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

  • Smith County     (The home county of Reamsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Womer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
      • Womer is located in Smith County
    • Athol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Smith Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellaire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
      • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Kensington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Gaylord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
      • Gaylord is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <1>
    • Claudell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
      • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Harlan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Dispatch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County
  • Jewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Esbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
      • Esbon is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <1>
    • Burr Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Osborne County
    • Portis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Agra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Kirwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <1>
    • Glade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Franklin County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Riverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Bloomington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Naponee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
      • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <1>
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Campbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
    • Upland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>
    • Hildreth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Harlan County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Republican City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Huntley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Webster County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reamsville, with the one closest to Reamsville listed first.
    • Inavale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cloud
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
    • Pawnee Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
    • Cowles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Guide Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
    • Bladen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
      • Bladen is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Reamsville ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reamsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Reamsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Reamsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Reamsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Reamsville.

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 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 Reamsville:

Cemeteries Near Reamsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reamsville.

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Eminence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eminence Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Meade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meade Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reamsville had a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Womer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
    • Womer is located in Smith County
  • Athol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Smith Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Cora is located in Smith County
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
  • Bellaire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
  • Kensington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Bloomington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Inavale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Agra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Naponee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
    • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Cedar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people

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

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reamsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9300, Longitude: -98.8670       In this case, the coordinates for Reamsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Reamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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