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A visit to the Towner Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...

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

38.4631, -102.0960

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathews Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Tribune (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310341 <5>
  • G.A.R. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The G.A.R. Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.A.R. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the G.A.R. Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 <5>
  • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Greeley County Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Greeley County Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley County Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley Cemetery
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington Cemetery
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
  • France Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Arapahoe Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • The Arapahoe Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
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    • Fairview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Amity Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Greeley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Tribune (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92017 <5>
    • Weskan Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Weskan Cemetery is located in Wallace County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weskan Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Wichita County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery

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)
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Sheridan Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Horace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Horace is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Tribune
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <6>
  • Water Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Hartman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Chivington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • 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)
  • 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)
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Kiowa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #195328 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Kiowa
      • Est. Elev: 1200 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Towner
      • Location given for Towner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4630713     Lon: -102.0960152
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Towner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.