A visit to the Attica 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 Attica Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Attica Cemetery (FG ID #91953).
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 Attica Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Attica Cemetery:
37.2385, -98.2464
The Attica Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.
The county seat for Harper County is located in Anthony. Anthony lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Attica Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Attica Cemetery.
Establishment of the Attica Cemetery ...
The Attica Cemetery was established in 1884.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Attica Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Attica Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Crisfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crisfield Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Bonham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonham Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham Cemetery
- Duquoin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burgess Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forest Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mumford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mumford Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Attica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Attica Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Attica
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Ruella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pixley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duquoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zenda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spivey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gerlane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Medicine Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Runnymede
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiowa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amorita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 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 Attica Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Attica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amorita
- Anthony
- Byron
- Crisfield
- Danville
- Freeport
- Harper
- Isabel
- Manchester
- Medicine Lodge
- Spivey
- Waldron
- Zenda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Attica Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Harper 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 Attica Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91953
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #470506 (Attica Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470506 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: Harper
- Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attica
- Location given for Attica Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.238077 Lon: -98.2467356
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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 Harper, 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- Attica 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. |