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 Saint Marks (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 Marks. 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 Marks ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Marks: St. Marks
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Marks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Marks.
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 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.
Saint Marks is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Marks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Marks:
- Sedgwick County (The home county of Saint Marks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Colwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maize
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlink Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Garden Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Bentley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Clonmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Murray Gill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Oatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Prairie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Sunset Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Brainerd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Halstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Van Arsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Burrton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- McGraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- McLains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Annelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- 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
- North Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Alameda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Castleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Darlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Pretty Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cruppers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cruppers Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruppers Corner
- Obeeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- South Hutchinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buhler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <1>
- Hutchinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Millerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Conway Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Belle Plaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Marks, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Marks.
Cemeteries Near Saint Marks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Marks.
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 Marks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Marks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- St. Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rest haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mulkey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Afton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Saint Marks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Marks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Colwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maize
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Wichita Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Valley Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wichita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cheney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Marks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Marks.
Newspapers Published in Saint Marks ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Marks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Marks, 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 Saint Marks.
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 Saint Marks:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Sedgwick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Harvey County
- Kingman County
- Reno 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 Saint Marks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Marks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |