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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 Zeandale (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 Zeandale. 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 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.

Zeandale is located in Riley 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 Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

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

  • Riley County     (The home county of Zeandale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Riley County
      • Ashland has also been known as:
      • Ashland Bottoms
    • Eureka Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
      • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • Keats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ogden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Riley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walsburg
      • From Zeandale to Walsburg
    • Leonardville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bala
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Grandview Plaza
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Junction City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wreford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kansas Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alida
      • From Zeandale to Alida
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Delia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoca
      • From Zeandale to Avoca
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Dwight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
    • Downing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Morris County
    • Kelso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kelso
      • From Zeandale to Kelso
    • Parkerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Saint George
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Wamego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
    • Louisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Louisville has also been known as:
      • Louisville Springs
      • Rock City
      • Rock Creek Falls
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
    • Belvue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
      • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Westmoreland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Marys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
    • Fostoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fostoria
      • From Zeandale to Fostoria
    • Aikins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
      • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <2>
    • Emmett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
    • Blaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wheaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Rossville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <2>
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
  • Wabaunsee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale listed first.
    • Alma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • McFarland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Paxico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alta Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
    • Maple Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <2>
    • Eskridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Zeandale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zeandale.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zeandale, with the one closest to Zeandale 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.<7>

While we didn't find Zeandale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zeandale.

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

  • Saint George
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
  • Wabaunsee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaunsee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
    • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Wamego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
    • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Louisville has also been known as:
    • Louisville Springs
    • Rock City
    • Rock Creek Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
  • Manhattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eureka Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • McFarland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Belvue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
    • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Volland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
    • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Ogden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Paxico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Laclede
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Westmoreland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Zeandale ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zeandale.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zeandale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zeandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1595, Longitude: -96.4266    
<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 Zeandale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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