A visit to the Americus Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Americus Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Americus Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #733403).
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 Americus Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Americus Twp. Cemetery:
38.5152, -96.2420
The Americus Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies just to the south southeast of the Americus Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Americus Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Americus Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Americus Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Americus Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Americus Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Americus Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
- Rosean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rosean Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosean Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Dunlap African-American Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bushong Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Comisky Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Comisky Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comisky Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Admire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Americus Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Americus Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Americus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Emporia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emporia Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Bushong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Saffordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Admire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellinor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Americus Twp. 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 Americus Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Admire
- Allen
- Allen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Americus Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bushong
- Cottonwood Falls
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Emporia
- Neosho Rapids
- Reading
- Strong City
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 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 Americus Twp. 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 Americus Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #733403
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477182 (Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477182 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: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen SW
- Location given for Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5152892 Lon: -96.2419419
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Americus Twp. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |