A visit to the Afton 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 Afton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Afton Cemetery:
37.6340, -97.6063
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Afton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Afton Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County<2>.
The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Afton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Afton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Afton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chikaskia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
- Ruby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruby Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Rest haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rest haven Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest haven Cemetery
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- St. Mark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cheney Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Peotone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Peotone Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harrington Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wichita.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190504 <5>
- Viola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clearwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cartwright Cemetery
- Oatville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <5>
- Jamesburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamesburg Cemetery is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goddard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Plain is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Clonmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clonmel is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Westlink Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlink Village is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
- Cheney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayneville is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
- Colwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Andale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murray Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murray Gill is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oatville is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Maize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maize is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
- Anness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anness is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Millerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Haysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cow Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cow Town is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Wichita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Conway Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wego-Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wego-Waco is also located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
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 Afton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andale
- Cheney
- Clearwater
- Colwich
- Conway Springs
- Garden Plain
- Goddard
- Maize
- Norwich
- Wichita
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 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 Afton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Afton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474004 (Afton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474004 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: Sedgwick
- Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goddard
- Location given for Afton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6339036 Lon: -97.6061595
- 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 Sedgwick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Afton 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. |