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 Urbana (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 Urbana. 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 hospitals and 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.
Urbana is located in Neosho 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 Neosho County: Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Urbana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Urbana:
- Neosho County (The home county of Urbana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Earlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chanute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odense
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Stark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Petrolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Humboldt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Savonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Iola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- La Harpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Carlyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Porterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bronson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Cherokee County
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Greenbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Brazilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Hepler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- McCune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Girard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Morehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strauss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Mound Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Labette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Penfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Cherryvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Hilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Neodesha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Benedict
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Benedict Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Cookville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Piqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Durand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Yates Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Urbana, see our County-by-County Page for Urbana.
Cemeteries Near Urbana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Urbana.
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 Urbana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Urbana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Urbana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grant - Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chanute Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945120 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92360 <2>
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Urbana had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Earlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Rollin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chanute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Mound is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odense
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Morehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Urbana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Urbana.
Newspapers Published in Urbana ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Urbana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Urbana, 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 Urbana.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Urbana:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Neosho County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Woodson 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 Urbana, 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- Urbana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |