A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
38.6520, -96.1615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Admire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Bushong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bushong Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong Cemetery
- Agnes City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Agnes City Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Ivy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Rosean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rosean Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosean Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Chalk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comisky Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Comisky Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comisky Cemetery
- Americus Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Americus Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus Twp. Cemetery
- The Americus Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Americus Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #733403 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dunlap African-American Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Wilmington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilmington Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
- Reading Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Rapp Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Rapp Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Admire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Bushong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Miller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Americus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Lang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Eskridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Berkeley Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Barclay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Merrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Emporia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Council Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Osage City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peterton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Burlingame
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Admire
- Allen
- Burlingame
- Bushong
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Emporia
- Eskridge
- Neosho Rapids
- Osage City
- Reading
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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477031 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477031 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6522304 Lon: -96.1613838
- 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 Lyon, 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- Allen 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. |