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A visit to the Aurora 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 Aurora Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aurora Cemetery:

39.2778, -99.0847

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Aurora Cemetery is located in Rooks County<2>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Aurora Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Aurora Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Aurora Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chalk Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Chalk Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mound Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Codell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93779 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Codell.
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conger Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92230 <5>
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
  • Survey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survey Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Twin Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mound Cemetery
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Paradise Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Paradise Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Codell.
    • The Paradise Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Codell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966834 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • IXL Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The IXL Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IXL Cemetery
    • Mt. Ayr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    • Conger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Conger Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Codell.
    • Woodston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodston.
      • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodstown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
    • Plainville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Plainville Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93316 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132251 <5>
    • Norman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Victor Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Aurora Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Natoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Codell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Plainville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Turkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Waldo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Zurich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Bloomington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Webster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Emmeram
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • Luray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Osborne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
    • Catharine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Catharine is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine has also been known as:
      • Catherine
    • Palco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 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 Aurora Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aurora Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Aurora Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Rooks 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 Aurora Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472390  (Aurora Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472390 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: Rooks
      • Est. Elev: 634 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laton
      • Location given for Aurora Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2777883     Lon: -99.085091
      • 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 Rooks, 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- Aurora 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.