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 Turon (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 Turon. 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.
Name Variations for Turon ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Prior to its current name of Turon, it was known as Pioneer City.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turon.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Turon is located in Reno 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 Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Turon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turon:
- Reno County (The home county of Turon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Jordan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Lerado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lerado is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
- Sylvia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvia is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sylvia has also been known as:
- Anderson's Farm
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbyville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Charters Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charters Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters Corner
- Partridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Pretty Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kilbourns Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
- Adams Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Barber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Isabel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Elm Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Mills is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
- Kingman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Penalosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penalosa is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Zenda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alameda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Spivey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Murdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Rago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Pratt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Natrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Pratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Byers is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Sawyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Cullison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Coats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Neola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neola is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Stafford has also been known as:
- Stafford Center
- Stafford City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <1>
- Saint John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turon, see our County-by-County Page for Turon.
Cemeteries Near Turon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turon.
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 Turon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Turin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dresden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langdon Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lerado Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lerado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Langdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92880 <3>
- Haynesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bainum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Langdon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Turon had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Turon had a population of 370 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turon, with the one closest to Turon listed first.
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Neola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neola is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Penalosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penalosa is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Lerado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lerado is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
- Sylvia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvia is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sylvia has also been known as:
- Anderson's Farm
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Natrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Calista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calista is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calista
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Stafford has also been known as:
- Stafford Center
- Stafford City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <1>
- Abbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbyville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Turon ...
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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Turon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Turon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Turon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Turon.
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 helpful 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 Turon:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Reno County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barber County
- Kingman County
- Pratt County
- Rice County
- Stafford 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Turon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |