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 Swamp Angel (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 Swamp Angel. 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 southwest 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 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.
Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Swamp Angel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swamp Angel:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Swamp Angel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wamego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belvue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Fostoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wheaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Aikins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Emmett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dickinson County
- Upland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Grandview Plaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wreford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Alida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Kansas Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Delia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Dwight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Zeandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Keats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <1>
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Walsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Leonardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <1>
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Alta Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eskridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swamp Angel, see our County-by-County Page for Swamp Angel.
Cemeteries Near Swamp Angel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swamp Angel.
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 Swamp Angel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swamp Angel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley View Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93374 <2>
- Stillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Swamp Angel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swamp Angel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swamp Angel, with the one closest to Swamp Angel listed first.
- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Wabaunsee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
- Wamego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Keats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Belvue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Volland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laclede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swamp Angel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swamp Angel.
Newspapers Published in Swamp Angel ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swamp Angel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swamp Angel, 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 Swamp Angel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Swamp Angel:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Geary County
- Jackson County
- Morris County
- Riley 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> | 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> | 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- Swamp Angel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swamp Angel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |