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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 Wingate (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 Wingate. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Wingate is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.

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

  • Butler County     (The home county of Wingate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Latham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
    • Clay Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
    • Smileyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smileyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Bloomington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
    • Keighley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Bois d'Arc
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
    • Leon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Beaumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickrell Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Gordon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Haverhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Douglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <2>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Cedar Vale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
      • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
      • Cedar
      • Cedarvale
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <2>
    • Wauneta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
  • Cowley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Glen Crouse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
      • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
    • Burden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Grand Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
      • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
    • Wilmot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Floral
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • New Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Eaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
    • Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Akron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Grenola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
      • Grenola is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Howard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Moline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
    • Fiat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Elk Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Reece
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Severy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
      • Severy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Climax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wingate, with the one closest to Wingate listed first.
    • Mulvane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
      • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <2>
    • Derby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
  • Sumner County
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Wingate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wingate.

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 Wingate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Timber Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Latham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Box Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Grouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Grouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Grouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
  • Burden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muqbra Muslim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Wingate had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Atlanta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
  • Latham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
  • Burden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Wilmot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
  • Keighley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
  • Floral
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
  • Leon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Beaumont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Cowley County
  • Grenola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
    • Grenola is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Haverhill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haverhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gordon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Douglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <2>
    • Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Wingate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wingate.

Newspapers Published in Wingate ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wingate.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wingate:

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wingate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wingate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4820, Longitude: -96.6975       In this case, the coordinates for Wingate 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 Wingate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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