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 Rice (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 Rice. 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 and 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.
Rice is located in Cloud 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 Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rice:
- Cloud County (The home county of Rice)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Cook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cook
- From Rice to Cook
- Huscher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ames
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuma
- From Rice to Yuma
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Miltonvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Vining
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Browndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Browndale
- From Rice to Browndale
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Idana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Idana
- From Rice to Idana
- Garfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ladysmith
- From Rice to Ladysmith
- Longford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Randall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Formoso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Asherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <2>
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lamar
- From Rice to Lamar
- Delphos
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Agenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
- Kackley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scandia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
- Munden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sherdahl
- From Rice to Sherdahl
- Narka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Republic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Rock
- From Rice to White Rock
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brantford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brantford
- From Rice to Brantford
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haddam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Linn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blocker
- From Rice to Blocker
- Morrowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kimeo
- From Rice to Kimeo
- Mahaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hubbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Hubbell is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rice, see our County-by-County Page for Rice.
Cemeteries Near Rice ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rice.
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 Rice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Murdock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Princeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Rice had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ames
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Cloud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuma
- From Rice to Yuma
- Agenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Vining
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brantford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brantford
- From Rice to Brantford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Miltonvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rice.
Newspapers Published in Rice ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rice, 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 Rice.
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 Rice:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cloud County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Jewell County
- Mitchell County
- Ottawa County
- Republic County
- Washington County
- Thayer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Rice, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5727, Longitude: -97.5556 |