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 West Coffeyville (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 West Coffeyville. 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.
Name Variations for West Coffeyville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Coffeyville: W. Coffeyville
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Coffeyville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Neosho, Wilson, Nowata (OK) & Washington (OK).
Below are the counties that are near West Coffeyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Coffeyville:
- Montgomery County (The home county of West Coffeyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Dearing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coffeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Avian ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cherryvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Elk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Niotaze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Hale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Monett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Chautauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sedan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elk County
- Oak Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Valeda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Mound Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Morehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Labette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Lafontaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Neodesha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Craig County (OK)
- Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow is located in Craig County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Nowata County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- South Coffeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Wann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenapah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sanders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Nowata
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coodys Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
- Watova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watova is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Whippoorwill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Bowring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Copan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>
- Dewey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>
- Hogshooter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hogshooter is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
- Bartlesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oglesby is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Coffeyville, see our County-by-County Page for West Coffeyville.
Cemeteries Near West Coffeyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Coffeyville.
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 West Coffeyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Coffeyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kalloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Fawn Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek 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.<3>
While we didn't find West Coffeyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Coffeyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Coffeyville, with the one closest to West Coffeyville listed first.
- Dearing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coffeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Valeda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Angola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Angola is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Coffeyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Coffeyville.
Newspapers Published in West Coffeyville ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Coffeyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Coffeyville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Coffeyville.
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 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 West Coffeyville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Labette County
- Wilson County
- Craig County
- Nowata County
- Osage County
- Washington 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 West Coffeyville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Coffeyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |