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 Wabaunsee (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 Wabaunsee. 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 and doctors 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.
Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County: Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Wabaunsee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wabaunsee:
- Wabaunsee County (The home county of Wabaunsee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eskridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Geary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Grandview Plaza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wreford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Delia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Dwight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Downing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Wamego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Belvue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aikins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Fostoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Olsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Zeandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Fairmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Eureka Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Riley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <1>
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Walsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kiro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wabaunsee, see our County-by-County Page for Wabaunsee.
Cemeteries Near Wabaunsee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wabaunsee.
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 Wabaunsee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wabaunsee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93374 <3>
- McFarland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belvue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vieux Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Wabaunsee had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wabaunsee, with the one closest to Wabaunsee listed first.
- Wamego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Manhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Volland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Vera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laclede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eureka Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wabaunsee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wabaunsee.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wabaunsee ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wabaunsee.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wabaunsee. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wabaunsee and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wabaunsee.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Wabaunsee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wabaunsee:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geary County
- Jackson County
- Morris County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Shawnee 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wabaunsee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wabaunsee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |