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 Vesper (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 Vesper. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Vesper is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Ellsworth, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Russell & Saline.

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

• Lincoln County     (The home county of Vesper)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Denmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
  • Sylvan Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>
  • Lincoln Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
  • Quartzite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
    • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
  • Beverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Barnard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Milo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
• Barton County
  • Dubuque ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
    • Dubuque is located in Barton County
• Cloud County
  • Simpson
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
• Ellsworth County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Ellsworth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
  • Kanopolis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
    • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <2>
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
  • Terra Cotta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
  • Midway
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
  • Yankee Run
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
    • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
• Mitchell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Hunter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
  • Blue Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Tipton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
  • Asherville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
    • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
• Ottawa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Tescott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
    • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Ada
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Ottawa County
  • Brewer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
  • Culver
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Culver is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Alfmil
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
    • Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
• Russell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Lucas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
  • Dorrance
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
    • Dorrance is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
  • Luray
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Bunker Hill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
  • Waldo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
• Saline County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
  • Glendale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Saline County
  • Brookville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Brookville is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Vesper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vesper.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• St. John Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Vesper Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesper Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Emanuels Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuels Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mission Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Heiser Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heiser Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Voss Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voss Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pottersburg Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottersburg Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Patricks Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lincoln Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92890 <4>
• Trail Creek Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Prairie Grove Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
• Rosette Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosette Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (78 more) ...
  • Spillman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vesper had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

• Denmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
• Sylvan Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
  • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
  • Sylvan Grove Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>
• Lincoln Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
• Shady Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
  • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
• Lucas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
• Victor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Mitchell County
• Beverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Barnard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
  • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
• Wilson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
• Blue Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
• Black Wolf ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
  • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
• Milo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Lincoln County
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  • Dorrance
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
    • Dorrance is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
  • Ellsworth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
  • Tescott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
    • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people

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

Newspapers Published in Vesper ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vesper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vesper, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vesper.

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 Vesper:

• Websites specific to Kansas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Pages specific to Lincoln County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Barton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Cloud County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ellsworth County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mitchell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ottawa County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Russell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saline County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Lincoln County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Lincoln County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vesper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/