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 Solomon Rapids (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 Solomon Rapids. 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 Solomon Rapids ...
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 Solomon Rapids: Solomon Rpds.
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 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.
Solomon Rapids is located in 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 Mitchell County: Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Osborne, Ottawa & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Solomon Rapids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solomon Rapids:
- Mitchell County (The home county of Solomon Rapids)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Asherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Cawker City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Glasco
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Yuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Mankato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Formoso
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Esbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Barnard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Milo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Lincoln Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Osborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Downs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Osborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Osborne has also been known as:
- Peru
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <1>
- Portis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Delphos
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Kackley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Dispatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solomon Rapids, see our County-by-County Page for Solomon Rapids.
Cemeteries Near Solomon Rapids ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solomon Rapids.
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 Solomon Rapids - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solomon Rapids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Beloit.
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tolley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93359 <3>
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Grellett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naomi Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Solomon Rapids had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solomon Rapids, with the one closest to Solomon Rapids listed first.
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Asherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Cawker City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solomon Rapids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solomon Rapids.
Newspapers Published in Solomon Rapids ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solomon Rapids.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solomon Rapids, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solomon Rapids.
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 Solomon Rapids:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Mitchell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Lincoln County
- Osborne County
- Ottawa County
- Republic County
- Smith 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Solomon Rapids) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Solomon Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |