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 Webber (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 Webber. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Webber is located in Jewell 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 Jewell County: Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Republic, Smith, Nuckolls (NE) & Webster (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Webber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webber:
- Jewell County (The home county of Webber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Formoso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Mankato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Randall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Esbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cloud County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Yuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Mitchell County
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Republic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Scandia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kackley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Munden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Smith County
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clay County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Deweese
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edgar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nuckolls County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Superior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Ruskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
- Angus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Thayer County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deshler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hubbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davenport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Guide Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
- Amboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Cowles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Red Cloud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webber, see our County-by-County Page for Webber.
Cemeteries Near Webber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webber.
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 Webber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Webber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Superior (NE).
- The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320687 <3>
- Montana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Switzers Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladies Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Superior (NE).
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- Superior Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1290980 <3>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Persinger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 in 1895, Webber had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Webber had a population of 24 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webber, with the one closest to Webber listed first.
- Superior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Formoso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cadams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cadams is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
- Bostwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Mankato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sherdahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webber.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Webber ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webber.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Webber. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Webber and those printed in the larger area surrounding Webber.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Webber.
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 helpful 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 Webber:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Jewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cloud County
- Mitchell County
- Republic County
- Smith County
- Clay County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer County
- Webster 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 '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- Webber) 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 Webber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |