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 Winchester (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 Winchester. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Winchester is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Atchison, Douglas, Jackson, Leavenworth & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Winchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchester:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Winchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Dunavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Boyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <2>
- Oskaloosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <2>
- McLouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <2>
- Lake Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Valley Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Ozawkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
- Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <2>
- Half Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Indian Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Cummings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <2>
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Atchison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <2>
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Muscotah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Huron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Everest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
- Everest is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everest <2>
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <2>
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Doniphan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Purcell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
- Bendena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Brenner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Moray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Severance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Lecompton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
- Lecompton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <2>
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Kanwaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Big Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Stull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Eudora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Sibleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Larkinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Denison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Denison is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Hoyt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <2>
- Mayetta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Mayetta is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <2>
- Whiting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
- Netawaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Clearview City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- De Soto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Jarbalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Kickapoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Tonganoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <2>
- Bain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Basehor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <2>
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- North Topeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Topeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
- Highland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Wallula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Bonner Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Iatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Stillings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- East Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Farley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - West Platte
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Platte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Tracy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Woodruff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Platte City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
- Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <2>
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Camden Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
- Camden Point is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchester, see our County-by-County Page for Winchester.
Newspapers Published in Winchester ...
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 293 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winchester, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winchester.
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 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 Winchester:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Doniphan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawnee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Atchison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Cemeteries Near Winchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchester.
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 Winchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winchester.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1492757 <5>
- Wise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The Wise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94095 <5>
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
- Hull Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Grove Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corpus Christi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corpus Christi Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
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- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easton Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winchester had a population of 429 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winchester had a population of 518 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Dunavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Boyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Oskaloosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <2>
- Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <2>
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- McLouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <2>
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Cummings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Valley Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Hawthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ozawkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
- Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <2>
- Lowemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Jarbalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Ozawkie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Winchester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3223, Longitude: -95.2686 |
| <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 Winchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |