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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

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

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

Kansas is located in Bennington County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bennington County: Berkshire (MA), Franklin (MA), Rensselaer (NY), Washington (NY), Rutland, Windham & Windsor.

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

  • Bennington County     (The home county of Kansas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Arlington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Sunderland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Arlington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glastenbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Manchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Sandgate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Manchester Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Shaftsbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester Depot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Danby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Pawlet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Mount Tabor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • South Wallingford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Tinmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
      • Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Wallingford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallingford <2>
    • Bowlsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Stratton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Somerset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Stratton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Podunk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • West Wardsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wardsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
      • Wardsboro is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • West Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamaica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Jamaica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • South Wardsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wardsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Weston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Simonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
      • Simonsville is located in Windsor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simonsville
      • From Kansas to Simonsville
    • Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester Depot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Greylock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greylock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
      • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greylock
      • From Kansas to Greylock
    • North Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Williamstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
    • Florida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Drury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Zylonite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zylonite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
      • Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zylonite
      • From Kansas to Zylonite
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Renfrew
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renfrew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
      • Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renfrew
      • From Kansas to Renfrew
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Monroe Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Rowe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Heath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Heath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
      • North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Heath
      • From Kansas to North Heath
    • Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Saratoga County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
    • Schuylerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
      • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <2>
    • Northumberland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Victory Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Village of Victory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
      • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Village of Victory has also been known as:
      • Victory village
    • Gates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Saratoga County (NY)
    • Grangerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jewell Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Deans Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gansevoort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ketchums Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Kansas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kansas.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas 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.<6>

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

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

  • East Arlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arlington
    • East Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Arlington <2>
  • Arlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
  • Glastenbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
    • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
  • Sunderland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
  • Shaftsbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Arlington
    • West Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Sandgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
    • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
  • South Shaftsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester Depot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • White Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Bennington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Windham County
    • Barnumville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kansas ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kansas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kansas, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kansas.

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 Kansas:

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kansas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kansas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0580, Longitude: -73.1310    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kansas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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