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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 Saint Joe (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 Saint Joe. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Joe ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Joe: St. Joe

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Joe. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joe.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and 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.

Saint Joe is located in Reno 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 Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.

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

  • Reno County     (The home county of Saint Joe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.
    • Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Castleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Yoder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pretty Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Darlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Darlow is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Elmer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Cruppers Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
    • Obeeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
    • South Hutchinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiteside is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
    • Hutchinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper County
    • Runnymede
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Burrton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Burrton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Paxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Sedgwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Halstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Arsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Putnam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
    • McGraw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Newton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McLains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • North Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.
    • Murdock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Norwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Kingman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alameda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Rago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.
    • Andale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Plain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Cheney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Goddard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maize
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <1>
    • Westlink Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
    • Bentley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Clonmel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Anness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Conway Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Anson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Joe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Joe.

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 Saint Joe - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Joe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Joe, with the one closest to Saint Joe listed first.

  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Haven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Afton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chikaskia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Saint Joe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Joe.

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

  • Garden Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Andale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goddard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Murdock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • Maize
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <1>
  • Patterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Patterson is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Yoder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Bentley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Castleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Pretty Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Joe ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Joe, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Joe.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Joe:

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>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 Saint Joe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Joe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.