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 Wagstaff (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 Wagstaff. 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.
Wagstaff is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Anderson, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Linn, Bates (MO) & Cass (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Wagstaff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wagstaff:
- Miami County (The home county of Wagstaff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Chiles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Wea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Paola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- New Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Osawatomie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Greeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Hesper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Baldwin City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vinland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Sibleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Noria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Worden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Wellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rantoul
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Le Loup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Peoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Imes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ottawa Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- B N Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Overland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lenexa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leawood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Fall Leaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Linn Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Cadmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boicourt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Goodrich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Argentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Bonner Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grinter Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Burdett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- West Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Riverview Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Loch Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Peculiar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Main City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Martin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- New Santa Fe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Little Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wagstaff, see our County-by-County Page for Wagstaff.
Cemeteries Near Wagstaff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wagstaff.
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 Wagstaff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wagstaff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Wag staff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - Old
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - New
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Home Holding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somerset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg Cemetery - Old
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg Cemetery - New
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Ursula Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wagstaff had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wagstaff, with the one closest to Wagstaff listed first.
- Chiles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Paola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Ocheltree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jaudon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jaudon is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wagstaff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wagstaff.
Newspapers Published in Wagstaff ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wagstaff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wagstaff, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wagstaff.
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 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 Wagstaff:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Linn County
- Wyandotte County
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Jackson 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 Wagstaff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wagstaff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |