A visit to the Achilles 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 Achilles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Achilles Cemetery:
39.7114, -100.8335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Achilles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County<2>.
The county seat for Rawlins County is located in Atwood. Atwood lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Achilles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Achilles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Achilles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Achilles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bassettville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassettville Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swedish Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Covenant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Chardon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Chardon Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Hamper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Hamper Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamper Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lund Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Achilles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Achilles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ludell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludell is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rexford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oberlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Traer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Traer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
- Selden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Selden is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Gem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Leoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beardsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
- Kanona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kanona is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Colby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Menlo is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Jennings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Rawlins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Levant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levant is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
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 Achilles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rawlins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Achilles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwood
- Colby
- Colby lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Achilles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Herndon
- Jennings
- Ludell
- McDonald
- Menlo
- Menlo lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Achilles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Oberlin
- Selden
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Achilles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Rawlins 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 Achilles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471058 (Achilles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471058 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: Rawlins
- Est. Elev: 858 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Achilles
- Location given for Achilles Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7116701 Lon: -100.833207
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Rawlins, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Achilles 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |