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 Udall (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 Udall. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Udall 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 Udall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Udall:
- Cowley County (The home county of Udall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Kellogg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Floral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Hackney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Tresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Tisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Smileyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Salter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Bois d'Arc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
- Lorena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Clay Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Prairie Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Mulvane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Wego-Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastborough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Bayneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Murray Gill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Oatville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Clearwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wichita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Belle Plaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Cicero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Wellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geuda Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Anson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Millerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Perth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Kay County (OK)
- Chilocco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Udall, see our County-by-County Page for Udall.
Cemeteries Near Udall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Udall.
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 Udall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Udall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Udall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ninnescah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Star Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Akron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookshire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <2>
- Stalter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Widener Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Udall had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Udall had a population of 701 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Udall, with the one closest to Udall listed first.
- Whitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Kellogg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Mulvane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Floral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Cicero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Udall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Udall.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Udall ...
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 217 newspapers that have been published in the area around Udall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Udall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Udall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Udall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Udall.
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 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 Udall:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cowley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Kay 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 Udall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Udall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |