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 Tampa (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 Tampa. 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 and hospitals 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.
Tampa is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Butler, Chase, Dickinson, Harvey, McPherson, Morris & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Tampa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tampa:
- Marion County (The home county of Tampa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Ramona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ramona
- From Tampa to Ramona
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
- Lost Springs is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <2>
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Eastshore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastshore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Antelope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Waldeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Canada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Hymer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hymer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hymer
- From Tampa to Hymer
- Cedar Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Chase County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockland
- From Tampa to Rockland
- Clements
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
- Neva is located in Chase County
- Neva has also been known as:
- Neva Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neva
- From Tampa to Neva
- Elmdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmdale <2>
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacobs
- From Tampa to Jacobs
- Rishel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rishel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rishel
- From Tampa to Rishel
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dillon
- From Tampa to Dillon
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Herington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
- Herington is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <2>
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <2>
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Acme
- From Tampa to Acme
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harvey County
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walton
- From Tampa to Walton
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Galva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Galva is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <2>
- Lindsborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McPherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Burdick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Delavan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latimer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Latimer
- From Tampa to Latimer
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Helmick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helmick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helmick
- From Tampa to Helmick
- Parkerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Gypsum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hallville
- From Tampa to Hallville
- Kipp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
- Assaria is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <2>
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- New Cambria is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Cambria
- From Tampa to New Cambria
- Salemsborg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tampa, see our County-by-County Page for Tampa.
Cemeteries Near Tampa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tampa.
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 Tampa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Hackler Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackler Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackler Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mohn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Frick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Durham Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rosebank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebank Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- First Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pankratz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pankratz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pankratz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tampa had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tampa had a population of 98 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tampa, with the one closest to Tampa listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ramona
- From Tampa to Ramona
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Lost Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
- Lost Springs is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <2>
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dillon
- From Tampa to Dillon
- Lincolnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Waldeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Antelope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
- Herington is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <2>
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 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 Tampa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tampa.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tampa ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tampa.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tampa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tampa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tampa.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Tampa.
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 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 Tampa:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Dickinson County
- Harvey County
- McPherson County
- Morris County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tampa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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 Tampa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tampa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tampa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5497, Longitude: -97.1536 In this case, the coordinates for Tampa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |