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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 Yuma (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 Yuma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Yuma is located in Cloud 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 Cloud County: Clay, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic & Washington.

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

  • Cloud County     (The home county of Yuma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Concordia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Cook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook is located in Cloud County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cook
      • From Yuma to Cook
    • Oneonta ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Macyville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
      • Macyville is located in Cloud County
    • Huscher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glasco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
    • Simpson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <1>
    • Clyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Vining
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Browndale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
      • Browndale is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Browndale
      • From Yuma to Browndale
    • Morganville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Idana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Idana
      • From Yuma to Idana
  • Jewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Randall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Formoso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Mankato
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Webber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Webber is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • Milo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milo
      • From Yuma to Milo
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Scottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Asherville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beloit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <1>
    • Glen Elder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Delphos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamar
      • From Yuma to Lamar
  • Republic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Norway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Republic County
    • Kackley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scandia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
      • Scandia is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <1>
    • Courtland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Sherdahl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherdahl
      • From Yuma to Sherdahl
    • Agenda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
      • Agenda is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Cuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • White Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Rock
      • From Yuma to White Rock
    • Republic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Munden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Narka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yuma, with the one closest to Yuma listed first.
    • Brantford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brantford
      • From Yuma to Brantford
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Haddam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
  • Nuckolls County (NE)
  • Thayer County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Yuma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yuma.

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yuma had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Concordia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Republic County
  • Macyville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
    • Macyville is located in Cloud County
  • Oneonta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
  • Kackley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Scottsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Talmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Talmo is located in Republic County
  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Wayne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Republic County
  • Scandia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Scandia is located in Republic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Courtland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Yuma ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yuma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yuma, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yuma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Yuma:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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>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>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.
<5>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 Yuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Yuma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yuma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5883, Longitude: -97.7484       In this case, the coordinates for Yuma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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