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 Tisdale (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 Tisdale. 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.
Tisdale is located in Cowley 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 Cowley County: Butler, Chautauqua, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner, Kay (OK) & Osage (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Tisdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tisdale:
- Cowley County (The home county of Tisdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Eaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eaton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Burden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Floral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Clay Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Smileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Douglass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Haverhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Cedar Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Osro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wauneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Hewins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Gibbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Elk County
- Grenola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Mulvane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Paton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Geuda Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Belle Plaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Cicero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Chilocco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Newkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Grainola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Foraker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tisdale, see our County-by-County Page for Tisdale.
Cemeteries Near Tisdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tisdale.
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 Tisdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tisdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- Tisdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union - Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
- The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graham Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (88 more) ...
- South Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tisdale had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tisdale, with the one closest to Tisdale listed first.
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Burden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Tresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Maple City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Silverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Hooser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tisdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tisdale.
Newspapers Published in Tisdale ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tisdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tisdale, 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 Tisdale.
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 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 Tisdale:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cowley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Kay County
- Osage 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 Tisdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Tisdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |