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A visit to the Austin 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 Austin Cemetery ...

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

37.3456, -97.5130

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

The Austin Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies just to the southeast of the Austin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Austin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Austin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Worden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
  • Greencastle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
  • Conway Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osborne Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Osborne Twp. Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Twp. Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Amish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
  • Chikaskia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Sumner Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
    • Noel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
    • Milan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Milan Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Viola Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Belle Plaine Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Plaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Belle Plaine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158877 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Austin Cemetery.

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

  • Anson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Anson is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Roland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Millerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Conway Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cicero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Ewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ewell is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Milan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Milan is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Perth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Perth is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Peck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Viola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Plaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Argonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
    • Corbin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Wego-Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
    • Anness
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Clonmel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Waco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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 Austin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Austin 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 helpful 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 Austin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sumner 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 Austin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470173  (Austin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470173 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: Sumner
      • Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mayfield
      • Location given for Austin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3458538     Lon: -97.5133813
      • 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 Sumner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Austin 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.
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