Our Genealogy Helper
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 Reno (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 Reno. 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 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.
Reno is located in Leavenworth County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Reno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reno:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of Reno)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Tonganoxie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Jarbalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Potter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Oak Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Cummings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Noria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Sibleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Vinland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Kanwaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Lecompton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Wellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Le Loup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Centropolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Ottawa Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- McLouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Lakeside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Newman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Dunavant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Hilldale South
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Lake Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Clearview City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Zarah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Gardner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olathe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Miami County
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Osage County
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Tecumseh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Berryton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Highland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- North Topeka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Topeka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grinter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Kansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- North Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Martin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Waldron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Stillings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Parkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Platte Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- West Platte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Waukomis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reno, see our County-by-County Page for Reno.
Cemeteries Near Reno ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reno.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Reno - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Reno Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Tonganoxie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92960 <3>
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sidney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Impel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eudora City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reno had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
- Tonganoxie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenape
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McLouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jarbalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reno.
Newspapers Published in Reno ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reno.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reno, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reno.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Reno:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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> | 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- Reno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Reno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |