A visit to the Baird Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Baird Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baird Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baird Cemetery
Lat: 37.2790° (37° 16' 44")
Lon: -98.2572° (-98° 15' 25")
The Baird Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.
The county seat for Harper County is located in Anthony. Anthony lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Baird Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Baird Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baird Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Attica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Crisfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crisfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crisfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crisfield Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Burgess Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Duquoin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Nichols Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- St. John Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Twp. Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Goss Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Harper County
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- Bonham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bonham Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Christian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Harper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Mumford Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mumford Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Rosehill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bross Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Bross Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Ferguson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Forest Park Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park Cemetery
- The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Harper County
- The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anthony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92480 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
- Rago Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rago Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rago Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rago Cemetery is located in Kingman County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Baird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baird Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Attica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <6>
- Crisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Zenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <6>
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duquoin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Spivey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Pixley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Ruella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Hazelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Hazelton is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Anthony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Willowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Medicine Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gerlane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerlane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
- Gerlane is located in Barber County
- Runnymede
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Isabel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Baird 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 Baird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthony
- Crisfield
- Danville
- Freeport
- Harper
- Isabel
- 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 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 Baird Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Harper County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Baird Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #470455 (Baird Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #470455 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Zenda SE
- County: Harper Elev: 473
- Location given for GNIS #470455 (Baird Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Harper County: www.harpercounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Baird Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2790, Longitude: -98.2572 In this case, the coordinates for the Baird Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |