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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Woodson 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 Woodson County: Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Greenwood, Neosho & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Rose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose:
- Woodson County (The home county of Rose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Durand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Yates Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Piqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Toronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neosho Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Petrolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Gas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Carlyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- La Harpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elsmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Moran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Savonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Le Roy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gridley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Aliceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Busby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Cave Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Virgil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Neal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Labette County
- Morehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Chanute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Earlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rollin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Odense
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Thayer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Stark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Benedict Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Coyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose, see our County-by-County Page for Rose.
Cemeteries Near Rose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kaila Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skeeters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schaede Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaede Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schaede Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Yates Center.
- The Schaede Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schaefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93743 <3>
- Village Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Linder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rose had a population of 6 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose, with the one closest to Rose listed first.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Yates Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Piqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Benedict Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose.
Newspapers Published in Rose ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rose:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Woodson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Coffey County
- Elk County
- Greenwood County
- Labette County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |