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 Rose Hill (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 Rose Hill. 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 hospitals 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.
Rose Hill is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Rose Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Hill:
- Butler County (The home county of Rose Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Salter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Douglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Prairie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Sunset Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Bois d'Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Smileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haverhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Udall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Floral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Kellogg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Atlanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Burden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Annelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- Sedgwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Putnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulvane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Wego-Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wichita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Peck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oatville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bel Aire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Gill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Paton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Millerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Conway Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Hill.
Cemeteries Near Rose Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Hill.
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 Rose Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seltzer Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haskin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reflection Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <2>
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Mulvane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rose Hill had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rose Hill had a population of 3,979 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Douglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Mulvane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lorena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minneha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Udall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wichita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Plaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Hill.
Newspapers Published in Rose Hill ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill.
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 Rose Hill:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rose Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |