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 Teterville (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 Teterville. 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.
Teterville is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Butler, Chase, Coffey, Elk, Lyon, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Teterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teterville:
- Greenwood County (The home county of Teterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Lapland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Ivanpah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reece
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Virgil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Neal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Climax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Severy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Cassoday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aikman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aikman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
- Rosalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Pontiac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- De Graff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- El Dorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keighley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Hopkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopkins is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Matfield Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bazaar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Wonsevu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wonsevu is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
- Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Cottonwood Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ellinor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Saffordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Clements
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clements is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Strong City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>
- Elmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Neva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neva is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
- Neva has also been known as:
- Neva Station
- Coffey County
- Gridley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Olpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Berkeley Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Emporia Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Burns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson County
- Toronto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teterville, see our County-by-County Page for Teterville.
Cemeteries Near Teterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teterville.
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 Teterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- High Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matfield Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cassoday Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Township Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kelley Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Line Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Homer Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Ott Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blakely Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goessel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Teterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Teterville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teterville, with the one closest to Teterville listed first.
- Lapland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Thrall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thrall is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Ivanpah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Matfield Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Utopia is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reece
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bazaar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Tonovay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Olpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Teterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teterville.
Newspapers Published in Teterville ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teterville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teterville.
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 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 Teterville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Greenwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chase County
- Coffey County
- Lyon County
- Marion County
- Woodson 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> | 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 Teterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |