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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 South Hutchinson (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 Hutchinson. 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 Hutchinson ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Hutchinson: S. Hutchinson

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

South Hutchinson is located in Reno 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 Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.

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

  • Reno County     (The home county of South Hutchinson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hutchinson, with the one closest to South Hutchinson listed first.
    • Hutchinson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cruppers Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
    • Whiteside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Obeeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
    • Willowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
      • Yaggy is located in Reno County
    • Darlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Yoder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
      • Yoder is located in Reno County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <1>
    • Adams Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
    • Medora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Medora is located in Reno County
    • Partridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hutchinson, with the one closest to South Hutchinson listed first.
    • Burrton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Patterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Paxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From South Hutchinson to Paxton
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
    • Halstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <1>
    • Van Arsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hesston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sedgwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
    • Putnam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Zimmerdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hutchinson, with the one closest to South Hutchinson listed first.
    • Kingman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Murdock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Penalosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McPherson County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hutchinson, with the one closest to South Hutchinson listed first.
    • Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxman
      • From South Hutchinson to Saxman
    • Little River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Hutchinson, with the one closest to South Hutchinson listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Andale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <1>
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
      • Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <1>
    • Cheney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garden Plain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people

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

Cemeteries Near South Hutchinson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hutchinson.

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

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

  • Eastside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plainview Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Buhler Municipal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Mead Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2> 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 South Hutchinson had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Hutchinson had a population of 2,494 people.

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

  • Hutchinson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Reno County
  • Darlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Yoder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Yoder is located in Reno County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <1>
  • Partridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Medora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Reno County
  • Castleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Reno County
  • Buhler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nickerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Haven is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <1>
  • Abbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
    • Abbyville is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Burrton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <1>
    • Patterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Inman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Hutchinson ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hutchinson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Hutchinson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Hutchinson and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Hutchinson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of South Hutchinson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hutchinson:

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

The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 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.
<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 South Hutchinson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Hutchinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Hutchinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0279, Longitude: -97.9403    









 

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