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 Rydal (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 Rydal. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rydal is located in Republic 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 Republic County: Cloud, Jewell, Washington, Jefferson (NE), Nuckolls (NE) & Thayer (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Rydal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rydal:
- Republic County (The home county of Rydal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sherdahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Munden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Agenda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Narka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Clay County
- Vining
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Yuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concordia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Huscher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Ames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Formoso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Webber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Randall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Mankato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Brantford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Haddam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Mahaska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Morrowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ruskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Deshler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rydal, see our County-by-County Page for Rydal.
Cemeteries Near Rydal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rydal.
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 Rydal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rydal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frontier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Rydal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rydal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rydal, with the one closest to Rydal listed first.
- Scandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherdahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Talmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Munden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rydal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rydal.
Newspapers Published in Rydal ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rydal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rydal, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rydal.
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 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 Rydal:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Republic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Mitchell County
- Washington County
- Jefferson County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer 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- Rydal) 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 Rydal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |