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A visit to the Akron 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 Akron Cemetery ...

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

37.3607, -97.0246

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

The Akron Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies just to the south southeast of the Akron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Akron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Akron Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Star Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Star Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Cemetery
  • Udall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Udall Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall Cemetery
  • Stalter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stalter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalter Cemetery
  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
  • Red Bud Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Bud Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud Cemetery
  • Ninnescah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Union - Graham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Graham Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <5>
  • Widener Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Widener Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Cowley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cowley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
      • The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Douglass City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92302 <5>
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
    • Tisdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
    • Mulvane Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
    • Yeager Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
      • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
    • Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Muqbra Muslim Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muqbra Muslim Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Akron Cemetery.

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

  • Akron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Akron is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Floral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Udall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wilmot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Former name for Oxford:
    • Hapawalla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Douglass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Paton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Tisdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Tresham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
    • Smileyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
    • Hackney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hackney is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Rainbow Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
    • Mulvane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Plaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gordon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Eaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Moxham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
    • Clay Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
    • Bloomington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bois d'Arc
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Salter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Cicero
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero

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 Akron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cowley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Akron Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Akron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470126  (Akron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470126 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Akron
      • Location given for Akron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.360579     Lon: -97.0247593
      • 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 Cowley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Akron 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.