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 Vinland (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 Vinland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vinland is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Vinland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinland:
- Douglas County (The home county of Vinland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Sibleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Baldwin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Noria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Le Loup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centropolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Ottawa Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Imes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Richter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- B N Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Rantoul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Buck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Newman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McLouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oskaloosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lakeside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lake Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Hilldale South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Olathe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wilder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Zarah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lenexa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Tonganoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Basehor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jarbalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Stanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Paola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Osawatomie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Block
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Overbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Quenemo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vassar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Highland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Cullen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Topeka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Topeka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinland, see our County-by-County Page for Vinland.
Cemeteries Near Vinland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinland.
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 Vinland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Vinland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clearfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Flory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Vinland had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinland, with the one closest to Vinland listed first.
- Baldwin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Le Loup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Fall Leaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinland.
Newspapers Published in Vinland ...
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 293 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinland.
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 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 Vinland:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Osage County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte 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> | 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- Vinland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vinland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |