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 Victoria (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 Victoria. 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 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.
Victoria is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Barton, Graham, Ness, Osborne, Rooks, Rush, Russell & Trego.
Below are the counties that are near Victoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Victoria:
- Ellis County (The home county of Victoria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Toulon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Catharine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Munjor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Emmeram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Schoenchen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Antonino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Yocemento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Turkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Hog Back
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Galatia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Millard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Stickney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Susank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Olmitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Hoisington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne County
- Natoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rooks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Codell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zurich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Loretta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Liebenthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- La Crosse
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Timken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Hargrave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Rush Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCracken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nekoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milberger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Paradise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bunker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Dorrance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Victoria, see our County-by-County Page for Victoria.
Cemeteries Near Victoria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria.
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 Victoria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Victoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Catharina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winterset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Mt. Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ft. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Victoria had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Victoria had a population of 1,215 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Toulon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Munjor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catharine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Fairport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liebenthal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Galatia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Turkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hog Back
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Millard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victoria.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Victoria ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victoria.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Victoria. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Victoria and those printed in the larger area surrounding Victoria.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Victoria.
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 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 Victoria:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Ellis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Osborne County
- Rooks County
- Rush County
- Russell 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 Victoria, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |