A visit to the Alderson 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 Alderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alderson Cemetery:
39.6024, -95.2277
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alderson Cemetery is located in Atchison County<2>.
The county seat for Atchison County is located in Atchison. Atchison lies just to the east southeast of the Alderson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Alderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Louis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93508 <5>
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Huron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Huron Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Huron Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. St. Scholastica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Benedicts Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- State of Kansas Children's Orphan Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gore-Cummings-Nielson-Armstrong-Case Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gore-Cummings-Nielson-Armstrong-Case Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore-Cummings-Nielson-Armstrong-Case Cemetery
- The Gore-Cummings-Nielson-Armstrong-Case Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cummings Cemetery
- Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92266 <5>
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Creek Church Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek Church Cemetery
- The Jordan Creek Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jordan Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212558 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Monrovia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Monrovia Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia Cemetery
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pardee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pardee Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Doniphan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Atchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Purcell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Doniphan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cummings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Bendena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brenner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Moray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Severance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Everest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Sugar Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Nortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Port Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
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 Alderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atchison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atchison
- Bendena
- Brenner
- Denton
- Doniphan
- Effingham
- Everest
- Leona
- Leona lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Alderson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Nortonville
- Potter
- Severance
- Troy
- Troy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Alderson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 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 Alderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Atchison 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 Alderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473511 (Alderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473511 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: Atchison
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atchison West
- Location given for Alderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6024978 Lon: -95.2277499
- 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 Atchison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alderson 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. |
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