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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 Reece (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 Reece. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Reece is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Reece)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reece, with the one closest to Reece listed first.
    • Ivanpah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Lapland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lapland
      • From Reece to Lapland
    • Climax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Severy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Neal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Virgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Fall River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <2>
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reece, with the one closest to Reece listed first.
    • Rosalia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaumont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keighley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keighley
      • From Reece to Keighley
    • Pontiac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pontiac
      • From Reece to Pontiac
    • Aikman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aikman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aikman
      • From Reece to Aikman
    • Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Cassoday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassoday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday
      • Cassoday is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassoday <2>
    • Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Latham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
    • El Dorado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pickrell Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reece, with the one closest to Reece listed first.
    • Matfield Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wonsevu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wonsevu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wonsevu
      • From Reece to Wonsevu
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reece, with the one closest to Reece listed first.
    • Glen Crouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
      • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Crouse
      • From Reece to Glen Crouse
    • Grand Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reece, with the one closest to Reece listed first.
    • Fiat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fiat
      • From Reece to Fiat
    • Howard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grenola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilson County
  • Woodson County
    • Toronto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Reece ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reece.

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

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

  • Reece Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaumont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • South Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Twin Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Homer Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reece had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Butler County
  • Ivanpah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Rosalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beaumont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
  • Keighley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keighley
    • From Reece to Keighley
  • Climax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Utopia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Utopia is located in Greenwood County
  • Lapland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lapland
    • From Reece to Lapland
  • Pontiac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pontiac
    • From Reece to Pontiac
  • Tonovay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
    • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Severy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Greenwood County
    • Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Reece ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reece.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Reece. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Reece and those printed in the larger area surrounding Reece.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Reece.

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 Reece:

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

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>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 Reece, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reece) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reece. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7988, Longitude: -96.4466    









 

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