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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Waverly is located in Coffey 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 Coffey County: Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Greenwood, Lyon, Osage & Woodson.
Below are the counties that are near Waverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waverly:
- Coffey County (The home county of Waverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Agricola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Halls Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- New Strawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Lebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aliceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Le Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Carlyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Glenlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Mont Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Garnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Welda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Greeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Bush City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Lone Elm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Worden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- B N Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Centropolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Imes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Greenwood County
- Lamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Neosho Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Miller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Lang
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Emporia Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Melvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Quenemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lyndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vassar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Osage City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Overbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burlingame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Wabaunsee County
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Woodson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Neosho Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waverly, see our County-by-County Page for Waverly.
Cemeteries Near Waverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly.
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 Waverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Waverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Malvern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Key West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93133 <2>
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Waverly had a population of 548 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waverly had a population of 537 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Agricola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Halls Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Melvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Silkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Sharpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- New Strawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Quenemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waverly ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waverly. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waverly and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waverly.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Waverly.
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 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 Waverly:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Coffey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Greenwood County
- Lyon County
- Osage County
- Wabaunsee County
- Woodson 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 Waverly, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |