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 Springvale (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 Springvale. 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 Springvale ...
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 occur.
Springvale has also been known as: Springdale.
Another variation: Spring Vale.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Springvale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Springvale.
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 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.
Springvale is located in Pratt 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 Pratt County: Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kingman, Kiowa, Reno & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Springvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springvale:
- Pratt County (The home county of Springvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Cullison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sawyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Byers is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Iuka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Natrona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Barber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Sun City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Elm Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elm Mills is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Deerhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Mingona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Isabel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Medicine Lodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Comanche County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Trousdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Fellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
- Centerview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Williams ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Cunningham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Kiowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Wellsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Haviland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mullinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- Macksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springvale, see our County-by-County Page for Springvale.
Cemeteries Near Springvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springvale.
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 Springvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- East Slope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wellsford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ruddick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Haviland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springvale had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Wellsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Cullison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sun City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haviland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sawyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elm Mills is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
- Brenham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Deerhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Mingona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mingona is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
- Iuka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springvale.
Newspapers Published in Springvale ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springvale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springvale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Springvale:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pratt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barber County
- Comanche County
- Edwards County
- Kingman County
- Kiowa 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> | 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 Springvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |