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 Wreford (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 Wreford. 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 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.
Wreford is located in Geary 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 Geary County: Clay, Dickinson, Morris, Riley & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Wreford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wreford:
- Geary County (The home county of Wreford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Kansas Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grandview Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Alida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Broughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Ladysmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Longford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <1>
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Lyona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Chapman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Navarre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Buckeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Abilene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Herington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Talmage is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Lost Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ramona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Parkerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Delavan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Downing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Wilsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Helmick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Burdick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Council Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <1>
- Pottawatomie County
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Eureka Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Keats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <1>
- Bala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Zeandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Leonardville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <1>
- Walsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Alta Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wreford, see our County-by-County Page for Wreford.
Cemeteries Near Wreford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wreford.
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 Wreford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wreford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salchow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skiddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Humboldt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wreford had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wreford, with the one closest to Wreford listed first.
- Kansas Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Chapman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutphen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wreford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wreford.
Newspapers Published in Wreford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wreford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wreford, 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 Wreford.
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 Wreford:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Geary County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Wabaunsee 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 Wreford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wreford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |