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A visit to the Bassettville 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 Bassettville Cemetery ...

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

39.7062, -100.7218

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

The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bassettville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bassettville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bassettville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Achilles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles Cemetery
  • Lund Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
  • Hawkeye Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Covenant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Shibboleth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shibboleth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibboleth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shibboleth Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Selden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93774 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oberlin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
    • Selden Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Selden Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Hamper Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hamper Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamper Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Traer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bassettville Cemetery.

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

  • Oberlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Herndon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Selden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Traer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Rexford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Leoville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Dresden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ludell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
  • Kanona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Atwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gem
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Jennings
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Menlo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Menlo is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Colby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beardsley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley

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 Bassettville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
    • Allison lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Atwood
    • Atwood lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Colby
    • Colby lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Danbury
  • Herndon
    • Herndon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herndon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Jennings
  • Ludell
    • Ludell lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ludell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
  • Menlo
    • Menlo lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Norcatur
  • Oberlin
  • Selden
    • Selden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bassettville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bassettville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Decatur 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 Bassettville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471060  (Bassettville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471060 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: Decatur
      • Est. Elev: 860 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selden NW
      • Location given for Bassettville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.706393     Lon: -100.7218155
      • 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 Decatur, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bassettville 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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