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 Uniontown (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 Uniontown. 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 Uniontown ...
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.
Another variation: Union Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Uniontown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Uniontown.
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 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.
Uniontown is located in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County: Allen, Anderson, Crawford, Linn, Neosho & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Uniontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Uniontown:
- Bourbon County (The home county of Uniontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bronson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Marmaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Devon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Hollister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Ronald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Hiattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Porterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Elsmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Moran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Savonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Mildred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- La Harpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Gas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Iola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carlyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Kincaid
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Lone Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bush City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Welda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Hepler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cato is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Farlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brazilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Dry Wood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Greenbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Englevale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gross is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Blue Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Critzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Pleasanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Odense
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodson County
- Piqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barton County (MO)
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Bates County (MO)
- Hume
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Stotesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bronaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Metz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Uniontown, see our County-by-County Page for Uniontown.
Cemeteries Near Uniontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Uniontown.
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 Uniontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Uniontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Uniontown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Orum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bronson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ensminger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Elsmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Uniontown had a population of 344 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Uniontown had a population of 261 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bronson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Marmaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Elsmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Porterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Hiattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Ronald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Savonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Moran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hepler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Harding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Uniontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Uniontown.
Newspapers Published in Uniontown ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Uniontown, 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 Uniontown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Uniontown:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Bourbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Crawford County
- Linn County
- Neosho County
- Woodson County
- Barton County
- Bates 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> | 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 Uniontown, 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' (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- Uniontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |