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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 Vliets (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 Vliets. 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.

Vliets is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Vliets)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Vermillion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Frankfort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Winifred
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County
    • Axtell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Beattie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <2>
    • Irving ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Marshall County
    • Carden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
    • Blue Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <2>
    • Marysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Summerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Soldier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
      • Soldier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <2>
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Jackson County
    • Circleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Centralia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Baileyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
    • Corning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
    • Seneca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Nemaha County
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
    • America City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Nemaha County
    • Goff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Goff is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Oneida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Woodlawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
    • Bern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Wheaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Duluth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Blaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Onaga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
      • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <2>
    • Havensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fostoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Westmoreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Olsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
      • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <2>
    • Aikins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
      • Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Winkler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Barnes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chepstow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Barneston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vliets, with the one closest to Vliets listed first.
    • Du Bois
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Burchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Vliets ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vliets.

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 Vliets covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Morrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vermillion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vermillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vermillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frankfort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Covenant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wells Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Life Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Life Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beattie Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beattie Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beattie Union 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 Vliets had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Vermillion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Beattie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
    • Beattie is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Baileyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
  • Axtell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Reedsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Neuchatel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuchatel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
    • Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
  • Summit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Marshall County
  • Home
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Home is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <2>
  • Irving ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Marshall County
  • Wheaton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Blaine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Corning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
    • Seneca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Onaga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
      • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vliets ...

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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vliets.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vliets. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vliets and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vliets.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Vliets.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vliets:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Vliets, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Vliets) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vliets. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7139, Longitude: -96.3336       In this case, the coordinates for Vliets have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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