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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 Severy (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 Severy. 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 northeast 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 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.

Severy is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Severy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Climax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Piedmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Fall River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <2>
    • Eureka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Neal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reece
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanpah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lapland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lapland
      • From Severy to Lapland
    • Virgil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Keighley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keighley
      • From Severy to Keighley
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
    • Rosalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wingate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Pontiac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pontiac
      • From Severy to Pontiac
    • Clay Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay Center
      • From Severy to Clay Center
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Hale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hale
      • From Severy to Hale
    • Grafton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grafton
      • From Severy to Grafton
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Grand Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Crouse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
      • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Crouse
      • From Severy to Glen Crouse
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Fiat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fiat
      • From Severy to Fiat
    • Cave Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Busby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Busby
      • From Severy to Busby
    • Elk Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Moline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
    • Longton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Upola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
      • Upola is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Upola
      • From Severy to Upola
    • Oak Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grenola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • New Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Coyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <2>
    • Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middletown
      • From Severy to Middletown
    • Benedict Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Benedict
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lafontaine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Guilford
      • From Severy to Guilford
    • Roper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Severy, with the one closest to Severy listed first.
    • Toronto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <2>
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Woodson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batesville
      • From Severy to Batesville

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

Cemeteries Near Severy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Severy.

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 Severy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Twin Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cresco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cresco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cresco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Vale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Township Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...

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 Severy had a population of 389 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Severy had a population of 224 people.

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

  • Fiat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fiat
    • From Severy to Fiat
  • Climax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Piedmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
  • Cave Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <2>
  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Busby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Busby
    • From Severy to Busby
  • Tonovay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
    • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
  • New Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Neal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reece
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Severy ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Severy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Severy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Severy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Severy.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Severy.

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 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 Severy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Severy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Severy, 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- Severy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Severy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6244, Longitude: -96.2282    









 

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