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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 Red Onion (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 Red Onion. 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.

Red Onion is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Red Onion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Gross
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Crawford County
    • Coalvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
      • Coalvale is located in Crawford County
    • Mulberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
    • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
      • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Arcadia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Arma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
      • Arma is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
    • Englevale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
      • Englevale is located in Crawford County
    • Curranville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
      • Curranville is located in Crawford County
    • Fox Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
      • Fox Town is located in Crawford County
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Crawford County
    • Dry Wood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
      • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
    • Cato
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
  • Allen County
    • Savonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Garland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Bourbon County
    • Pawnee Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
      • Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
    • Godfrey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godfrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
    • Edward
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
      • Edward is located in Bourbon County
    • Hiattville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
      • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
    • Hollister
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
      • Hollister is located in Bourbon County
    • Ronald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ronald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
    • Fort Scott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
    • Marmaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marmaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
    • Redfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Barrett ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Cherokee County
    • Coal Valley ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
    • Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
      • Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
    • Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Roseland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Scammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
    • Carona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
      • Carona is located in Cherokee County
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Carlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
    • Lawton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Cherokee County
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
    • Mackie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
      • Mackie is located in Cherokee County
  • Labette County
    • Strauss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
      • Strauss is located in Labette County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Stark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Barton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Burgess
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Liberal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Mindenmines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
    • Nashville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Oakton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
      • Oakton is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Irwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Lamar Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lamar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
    • Kenoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
      • Kenoma is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Bushnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Opolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
      • Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Medoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
      • Medoc is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Asbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asbury <3>
    • Waco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jasper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
    • Neck City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neck City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
      • Neck City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Purcell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purcell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
      • Purcell is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <3>
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Smithfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Carytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
      • Carytown is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Carl Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
      • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Vernon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Onion, with the one closest to Red Onion listed first.
    • Bronaugh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
      • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Moundville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Sheldon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Milo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Richards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Nevada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
      • Nevada is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Bellamy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellamy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County (MO)
    • Stotesbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Metz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Horton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Onion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Onion.

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

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

  • Smilie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smilie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smilie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebank Cemetery
    • The Rosebank Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mulberry Cemetery
    • Rose Bank Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93543 <4>
  • Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Arcadia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Englevale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGonigle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Gill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Endicott - Spence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Coalvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
    • Coalvale is located in Crawford County
  • Mulberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
  • Arma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Arma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Arcadia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Englevale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
    • Englevale is located in Crawford County
  • Dry Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
    • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
  • Yale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Crawford County
  • Liberal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Cato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Crawford County
  • Cornell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Cornell is located in Crawford County
  • Mindenmines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
    • Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
  • Hannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
    • Hannon is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Frontenac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Crawford County
    • Garland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Bourbon County

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

Newspapers Published in Red Onion ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Onion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Onion, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Onion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Onion:

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Red Onion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Onion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Onion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5870, Longitude: -94.6461       In this case, the coordinates for Red Onion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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