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 Weaver (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 Weaver. 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 doctors and 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.
Weaver 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 Weaver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weaver:
- Douglas County (The home county of Weaver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Eudora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Sibleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vinland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Baldwin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kanwaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Wellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Le Loup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Centropolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Ottawa Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Peoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Imes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Rantoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- B N Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Richter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Buck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- McLouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Oskaloosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Newman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Lakeside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Hilldale South
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- West Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Clearview City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Holliday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Olathe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Lake Quivira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Lenexa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Fall Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Tonganoxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Basehor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bucyrus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Wea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Paola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Tecumseh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Kansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- North Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Martin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Holmes Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Kansas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Waldron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Stillings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Parkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Houston Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Platte Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Lake Waukomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Northmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weaver, see our County-by-County Page for Weaver.
Cemeteries Near Weaver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weaver.
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 Weaver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weaver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eudora City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cemetery Beni Israel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sidney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- De Soto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenape Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Weaver had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Eudora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lenape
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Vinland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Tonganoxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weaver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weaver.
Newspapers Published in Weaver ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weaver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weaver, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weaver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Weaver:
- 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
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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 Weaver, 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- Weaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |