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 Saxman (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 Saxman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Saxman is located in Rice County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rice County: Barton, Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Saxman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saxman:
- Rice County (The home county of Saxman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mitchell
- From Saxman to Mitchell
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Galt
- From Saxman to Galt
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pollard
- From Saxman to Pollard
- Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crawford
- From Saxman to Crawford
- Geneseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Ellinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Claflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farhman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farhman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farhman
- From Saxman to Farhman
- Dartmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dartmouth
- From Saxman to Dartmouth
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Langley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Midway
- From Saxman to Midway
- Lorraine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Venango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Yankee Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holyrood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
- Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <2>
- Kanopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
- Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <2>
- Harvey County
- Burrton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Inman is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Groveland
- From Saxman to Groveland
- Marquette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McPherson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elyria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elyria
- From Saxman to Elyria
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Nickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
- Nickerson is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <2>
- McVays Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourns Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Yaggy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
- Yaggy is located in Reno County
- Adams Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charters Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Medora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Hutchinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Reno County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huntsville
- From Saxman to Huntsville
- Whiteside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Whiteside is located in Reno County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whiteside
- From Saxman to Whiteside
- South Hutchinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saxman, see our County-by-County Page for Saxman.
Cemeteries Near Saxman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxman.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saxman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Lodiana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodiana Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lyons Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Mead Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shumway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bean Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peace Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springdale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Amish Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Windom Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Genesee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genesee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genesee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saxman had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saxman, with the one closest to Saxman listed first.
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mitchell
- From Saxman to Mitchell
- Nickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
- Nickerson is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <2>
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pollard
- From Saxman to Pollard
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Galt
- From Saxman to Galt
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crawford
- From Saxman to Crawford
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- Geneseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Medora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saxman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saxman.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saxman ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxman.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saxman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saxman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saxman.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Saxman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Saxman:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Rice County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Ellsworth County
- Harvey County
- McPherson County
- Reno County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saxman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Saxman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saxman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saxman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2805, Longitude: -98.1272 In this case, the coordinates for Saxman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |