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 Stull (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 Stull. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Stull is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Stull. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stull:
- Douglas County (The home county of Stull)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Kanwaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Lecompton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Worden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Noria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Centropolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Le Loup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Richter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Ottawa Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- B N Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Hoyt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mayetta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Buck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Hilldale South
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lakeside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- West Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Clearview City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Tonganoxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Jarbalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Hoge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Loring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Overbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Scranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vassar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burlingame
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Quenemo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Lyndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Osage City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- North Topeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Cullen Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Kiro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Wabaunsee County
- Harveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stull, see our County-by-County Page for Stull.
Cemeteries Near Stull ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stull.
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 Stull - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stull covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Stull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Springs Cemetery
- East View - Big Springs Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borrowed Light Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bauer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <3>
- Twin Mounds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Stull in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stull.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stull. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stull.
Newspapers Published in Stull ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stull.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stull, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stull.
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 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 Stull:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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' (or 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- Stull) 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 Stull, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |