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 Vermillion (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 Vermillion. 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 Vermillion ...
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.
Other variations include: Vermilion City, Vermilion and Vermillion City.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Vermillion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vermillion.
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.
Vermillion is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Vermillion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vermillion:
- Marshall County (The home county of Vermillion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Axtell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Winifred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winifred is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Beattie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
- Irving ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Brown County
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Soldier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Circleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Netawaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- America City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Central City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Goff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Oneida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bern is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Wheaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Onaga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Havensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fostoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Aikins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Saint Clere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Olsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gage County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barneston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Du Bois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richardson County (NE)
- Nim City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vermillion, see our County-by-County Page for Vermillion.
Cemeteries Near Vermillion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vermillion.
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 Vermillion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vermillion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Vermillion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centralia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankfort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Frankfort.
- The Frankfort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willow Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92493 <2>
- Baileyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neuchatel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vermillion had a population of 272 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vermillion had a population of 101 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vermillion, with the one closest to Vermillion listed first.
- Vliets
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vliets is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Baileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Neuchatel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
- Axtell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Beattie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reedsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reedsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville has also been known as:
- Hazelville
- Wheaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- America City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vermillion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vermillion.
Newspapers Published in Vermillion ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vermillion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vermillion, 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 Vermillion.
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 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 Vermillion:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jackson County
- Nemaha County
- Pottawatomie County
- Gage County
- Pawnee County
- Richardson 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 Vermillion, 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 from Point A (ie- Vermillion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |