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 Trading Post (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 Trading Post. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Trading Post is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Trading Post. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trading Post:
- Linn County (The home county of Trading Post)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Boicourt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Pleasanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La Cygne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cadmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Critzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Goodrich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Blue Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- Mildred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Bush City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Greeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Kincaid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Garnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Devon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Xenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Marmaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Redfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Rantoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Jingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Fontana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Block
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Osawatomie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Chiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Amoret
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Worland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Merwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Burdett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Passaic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Passaic is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Main City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Archie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lake Annette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Stotesbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Metz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Richards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Horton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Temple ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trading Post, see our County-by-County Page for Trading Post.
Cemeteries Near Trading Post ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trading Post.
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 Trading Post - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trading Post covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Trading Post Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sway Back Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Lamb - Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trading Post had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trading Post, with the one closest to Trading Post listed first.
- Boicourt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Pleasanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amoret
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Worland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Cygne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Farlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Virginia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virginia is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Merwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trading Post. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trading Post.
Newspapers Published in Trading Post ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trading Post.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trading Post, 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 Trading Post.
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 Trading Post:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Franklin County
- Miami County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Vernon 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> | 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 Trading Post, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Trading Post) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |