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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Towner Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towner Cemetery

Lat:   38.4631°   (38° 27' 47")

Lon:   -102.0960°   (-102° 5' 45")

The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County<2>.

The county seat for Kiowa County is located in Eads. Eads lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the west of the Towner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Towner Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mathews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mathews Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Tribune (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310341 <6>
  • G.A.R. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the G.A.R. Cemetery
    • The G.A.R. Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the G.A.R. Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Tribune (KS).
    • The G.A.R. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodgers Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93519 <6>
  • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheridan Lake Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Greeley County Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greeley County Cemetery
    • The Greeley County Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greeley County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tribune (KS).
    • The Greeley County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greely County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92577 <6>
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Valley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Water Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • France Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Arapahoe Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arapahoe Cemetery
    • The Arapahoe Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arapahoe Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Arapahoe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57158 <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cheyenne Wells.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cheyenne Wells Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57276 <6>
    • Amity Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Holly Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coolidge Cemetery
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (KS)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolidge Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Coolidge (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92233 <6>
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of Tribune (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92017 <6>
    • Weskan Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weskan Cemetery
      • The Weskan Cemetery is located in Wallace County (KS)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Weskan Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Weskan (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94041 <6>
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selkirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Wichita County (KS)
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County (KS)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Towner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Towner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kanco ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
  • Sheridan Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
    • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <7>
  • Horace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Tribune
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <7>
  • Water Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Hartman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Prowers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <7>
  • Chivington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
  • Arapahoe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Holly
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Cheyenne Wells
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
    • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <7>
  • Weskan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Granada
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Coolidge
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County (KS)
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Towner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kiowa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Towner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Towner Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Towner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #195328  (Towner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #195328 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Towner
    • County: Kiowa         Elev: 1200
    • Location given for GNIS #195328 (Towner Cemetery)

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Kiowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Towner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4631, Longitude: -102.0960       In this case, the coordinates for the Towner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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