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 Simpson (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 Simpson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Simpson is primarily located in Cloud County. A portion of Simpson extends into Mitchell 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 Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Simpson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson:
- Cloud County (The home county of Simpson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Glasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Huscher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Rice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Miltonvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Formoso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Barnard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Quartzite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
- Lincoln Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Asherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Elder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cawker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Delphos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Brewer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Alfmil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Minneapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey has also been known as:
- Ayersville
- Tescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tescott is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wells is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Culver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culver is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Kackley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Norway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scandia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson.
Cemeteries Near Simpson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.
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 Simpson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asherville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coursen Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Asher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glasco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McBride Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Simpson had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Simpson had a population of 78 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Asherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Glasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Delphos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Barnard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Solomon Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sumnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson.
Newspapers Published in Simpson ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, 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 Simpson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Simpson:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cloud County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jewell County
- Lincoln County
- Mitchell County
- Ottawa County
- Republic 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 Simpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Simpson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |