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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 Venango (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 Venango. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Venango is located in Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County: Barton, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Venango. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Venango:

  • Ellsworth County     (The home county of Venango)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Yankee Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
    • Langley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Carneiro ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Terra Cotta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Kanopolis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Lorraine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Holyrood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Farhman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Farhman is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
    • Claflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Beverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Quartzite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
    • Lincoln Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Marquette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsborg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Windom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Windom is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Conway is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • McPherson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Galva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Galva is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <1>
    • Roxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Inman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Culver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Culver is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Tescott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Crawford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Geneseo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Galt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Little River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Frederick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Saxman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Chase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.
    • Brookville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Salemsborg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Salemsborg is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
    • Bavaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bavaria is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
      • Bavaria has also been known as:
      • Houch
    • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
    • Smolan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smolan is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Glendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Assaria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Mentor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mentor is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Hallville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hallville is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
    • Salina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Venango, see our County-by-County Page for Venango.

Cemeteries Near Venango ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Venango.

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 Venango - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Venango covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Langley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carneiro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Terra Cotta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Click Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquette Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Kanopolis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liscum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Venango had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Venango, with the one closest to Venango listed first.

  • Langley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
  • Terra Cotta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
  • Arcola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Marquette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanopolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneseo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freemount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freemount is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
    • Freemount has also been known as:
    • Freemont City
  • Falun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Galt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Ellsworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Venango. See our List of 1890's Communities around Venango.

Newspapers Published in Venango ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Venango.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Venango, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Venango.

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 Venango:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venango) 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 Venango, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.