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 South Hoisington (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 South Hoisington. 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 South Hoisington ...
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 South Hoisington: S. Hoisington
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.
South Hoisington is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near South Hoisington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hoisington:
- Barton County (The home county of South Hoisington)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Hoisington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kanbrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Redwing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Heizer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stickney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Susank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Great Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Anchorway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Pfeifer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Holyrood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Ray ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ash Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Larned
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Bushton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Silica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Frederick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Otis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Timken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Loretta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rush Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Milberger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dorrance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Gorham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Seward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Radium
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Hoisington, see our County-by-County Page for South Hoisington.
Cemeteries Near South Hoisington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hoisington.
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 South Hoisington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hoisington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Golden Belt Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Great Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Schneider Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 South Hoisington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Hoisington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hoisington, with the one closest to South Hoisington listed first.
- Hoisington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Redwing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Heizer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Great Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Dartmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Albert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Claflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Ellinwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Hoisington. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hoisington.
Newspapers Published in South Hoisington ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hoisington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hoisington, 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 South Hoisington.
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 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 South Hoisington:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Ellsworth County
- Pawnee County
- Rice County
- Rush County
- Russell County
- Stafford 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 South Hoisington, 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- South Hoisington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |