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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 Whiteside (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 Whiteside. 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.

Whiteside is located in Reno County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Reno County: Harvey, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Rice, Sedgwick & Stafford.

Below are the counties that are near Whiteside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whiteside:

  • Reno County     (The home county of Whiteside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • South Hutchinson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cruppers Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Darlow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Reno County
    • Partridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Yaggy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
      • Yaggy is located in Reno County
    • Hutchinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Obeeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
      • Obeeville is located in Reno County
    • Castleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
    • Charters Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harvey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Burrton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Patterson
      • From Whiteside to Patterson
    • Paxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From Whiteside to Paxton
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
    • Halstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Harvey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <1>
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Kingman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Penalosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Inman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
    • Groveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Groveland
      • From Whiteside to Groveland
    • Windom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Conway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elyria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
      • Elyria is located in McPherson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elyria
      • From Whiteside to Elyria
    • Moundridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Sterling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxman
      • From Whiteside to Saxman
    • Alden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <1>
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Little River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchell
      • From Whiteside to Mitchell
    • Raymond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Andale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <1>
    • Cheney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
      • Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <1>
    • Garden Plain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Stafford County
    • Neola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Stafford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neola
      • From Whiteside to Neola

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whiteside, see our County-by-County Page for Whiteside.

Cemeteries Near Whiteside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiteside.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whiteside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.

  • Plainview Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westminster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbyville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

While we didn't find Whiteside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whiteside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whiteside, with the one closest to Whiteside listed first.

  • South Hutchinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Partridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Reno County
  • Hutchinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Reno County
  • Yoder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Yoder is located in Reno County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <1>
  • Abbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
    • Abbyville is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Nickerson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
    • Nickerson is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <1>
  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <1>
  • Medora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Reno County
  • Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Haven is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pretty Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
      • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <1>
    • Buhler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plevna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whiteside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whiteside.

Newspapers Published in Whiteside ...

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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiteside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiteside, 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 Whiteside.

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 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 Whiteside:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whiteside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whiteside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whiteside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0082, Longitude: -98.0137       In this case, the coordinates for Whiteside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Whiteside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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