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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 Richter (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 Richter. 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 northeast 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 north.

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

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

Richter is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Johnson, Linn, Miami & Osage.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Richter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Pomona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
    • Ottawa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
      • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Homewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • B N Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centropolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ransomville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norwood
      • From Richter to Norwood
    • Princeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Imes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Peoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peoria
      • From Richter to Peoria
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Scipio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
      • Scipio is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scipio
      • From Richter to Scipio
    • Harris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
      • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenlock
      • From Richter to Glenlock
    • Greeley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Anderson County
      • Former name for Central City:
      • Jerome
      • Central City has also been known as:
      • Central
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Central City
      • From Richter to Central City
    • Garnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mont Ida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Welda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westphalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Bush City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Agricola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Halls Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Globe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Worden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Worden
      • From Richter to Worden
    • Baldwin City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
      • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <2>
    • Lone Star
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Black Jack ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Douglas County
    • Vinland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
      • Vinland is located in Douglas County
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Clearfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sibleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
      • Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sibleyville
      • From Richter to Sibleyville
    • Kanwaka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
      • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
      • Kanwaka has also been known as:
      • Kanawha
      • Kannaka
      • Kanwaca
    • Hesper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • Buck Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
      • Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buck Creek
      • From Richter to Buck Creek
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
    • Gardner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
    • Clearview City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leavenworth County
    • Fall Leaf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Leaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
      • Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fall Leaf
      • From Richter to Fall Leaf
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Parker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Goodrich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miami County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Quenemo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vassar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Overbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
      • Melvern is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Melvern has also been known as:
      • Melvin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
    • Lyndon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Carbondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scranton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
    • Olivet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Osage City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
      • Osage City is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <2>
    • Peterton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
      • Peterton is located in Osage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peterton
      • From Richter to Peterton
    • Burlingame
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
      • Former name for Burlingame:
      • American Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Richter to Watson
    • Cullen Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
    • Pauline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Richter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richter.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Richter had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pomona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
  • Ottawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ransomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centropolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Quenemo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norwood
    • From Richter to Norwood
  • Michigan Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
    • Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Worden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
    • Worden is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Worden
    • From Richter to Worden
  • Globe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Silkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
      • Silkville is located in Franklin County
      • Silkville has also been known as:
      • Boissiere Silk Farm
      • Valeton
    • Imes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Peoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peoria
      • From Richter to Peoria

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

Newspapers Published in Richter ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richter, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Richter:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richter. 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>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 from Point A (ie- Richter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6121, Longitude: -95.3788       In this case, the coordinates for Richter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Richter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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