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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 Reserve (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 Reserve. 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 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.

Reserve is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Atchison, Doniphan, Jackson, Nemaha & Richardson (NE).

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Reserve)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Padonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Morrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Hiawatha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sun Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
      • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sun Springs
      • From Reserve to Sun Springs
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Reserve to Baker
    • Powhattan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Willis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mercier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Mercier is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercier
      • From Reserve to Mercier
    • Everest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Horton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Huron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscotah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Doniphan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • White Cloud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
    • Leona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Sparks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County
    • Severance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
    • Fanning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
    • Purcell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Moray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County
    • Bendena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brenner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Whiting
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Netawaka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Sabetha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From Reserve to Berwick
    • Capioma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlawn
      • From Reserve to Woodlawn
    • Granada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Oneida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wetmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <2>
    • Kelly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Seneca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Goff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Goff is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Phelps City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Rock Port
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Big Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fortescue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Craig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
    • Corning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Reserve to Corning
    • Mound City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
    • Forbes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forbes
      • From Reserve to Forbes
    • New Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Maitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Pawnee County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reserve, with the one closest to Reserve listed first.
    • Preston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Falls City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <2>
    • Rulo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
    • Straussville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arago
      • From Reserve to Arago
    • Verdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Nim City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shubert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Humboldt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Reserve ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reserve.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reserve had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Reserve had a population of 81 people.

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

  • Padonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
  • Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <2>
  • Morrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Morrill is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Hiawatha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rulo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arago ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arago
    • From Reserve to Arago
  • Sabetha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • White Cloud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fortescue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Verdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Reserve ...

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 283 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reserve.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reserve, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reserve.

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 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 Reserve:

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

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/

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 Reserve, 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- Reserve) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reserve. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9766, Longitude: -95.5653    









 

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