A visit to the Alma 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 Alma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alma Cemetery:
39.0161, -96.2986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alma Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alma Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County<2>.
The county seat for Wabaunsee County is located in Alma. Alma lies just to the east of the Alma Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alma Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Alma Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alma Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Troemper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Troemper Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troemper Cemetery
- Schwanke Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kuenzli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kuenzli Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuenzli Cemetery
- Fix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fix Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
- Nehring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nehring Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nehring Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401238 <5>
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wabaunsee Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Templin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
- East Templin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery
- Kaeckell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kaeckell Family Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaeckell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaeckell Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Eskridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275038 <5>
- Mission View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mission View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission View Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93374 <5>
- Welcome Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94036 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alma Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McFarland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Vera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Zeandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wamego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alta Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belvue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
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 Alma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wabaunsee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alta Vista
- Belvue
- Delia
- Dwight
- Eskridge
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Ogden
- Paxico
- Rossville
- Saint George
- Saint Marys
- Wamego
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Alma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee 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 Alma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476599 (Alma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476599 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: Wabaunsee
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alma
- Location given for Alma Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0161101 Lon: -96.298607
- 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 Wabaunsee, 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- Alma 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. |