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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Xenia during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Xenia had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..

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 Xenia (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 Xenia. 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.

Xenia is located in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County: Allen, Anderson, Crawford, Linn, Neosho & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Bourbon County     (The home county of Xenia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Mapleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
    • Bronson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
    • Uniontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Devon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County
    • Redfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
    • Marmaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
    • Ronald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
    • Fort Scott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Bayard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Mildred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • Moran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Moran has also been known as:
      • Moran City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
    • Elsmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
      • Elsmore is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Elsmore has also been known as:
      • Elsinore
    • La Harpe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Savonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Gas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Gas is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Carlyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Allen County
    • Bassett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Iola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
    • Leanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
    • Humboldt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Allen County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Kincaid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Lone Elm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Bush City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Welda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Garnett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mont Ida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
      • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
    • Greeley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
    • Westphalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Hepler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
      • Hepler is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Cato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
    • Farlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Walnut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Dry Wood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
      • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
    • Brazilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
      • Brazilton is located in Crawford County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
    • Critzer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
    • Prescott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Goodrich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Pleasanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Cadmus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • La Cygne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
      • La Cygne is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <3>
    • Linn Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
      • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Miami County
    • Fontana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Neosho County
    • Stark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Neosho Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Piqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bates County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Hume
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Worland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
      • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Amoret
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
      • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Foster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • New Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Vernon County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Xenia, with the one closest to Xenia listed first.
    • Stotesbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Richards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Deerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Metz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

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

Newspapers Published in Xenia ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Xenia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Xenia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Xenia.

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 Xenia:

Cemeteries Near Xenia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Xenia.

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

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

  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Northway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northway Cemetery
  • Boulware Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ensminger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ensminger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ensminger Cemetery
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
  • Mapleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Osage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
  • Osage Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Gillham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillham Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Xenia had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Blue Mound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
  • Bronson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Harding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in Bourbon County
  • Bayard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bayard is located in Allen County
  • Uniontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Critzer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County
  • Kincaid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Moran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Moran has also been known as:
    • Moran City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Redfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marmaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>

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

The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Xenia and then turned west". While Xenia could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Xenia as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Xenia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Xenia.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Xenia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Xenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9953, Longitude: -94.9864       In this case, the coordinates for Xenia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Xenia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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