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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bear Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bear Creek Cemetery (FG ID #91996)

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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery

Lat:   37.7607°   (37° 45' 38")

Lon:   -101.9342°   (-101° 56' 3")

The cemetery is located in Hamilton County<3>.

As an estimate, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast of Syracuse.

The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bear Creek Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bear Creek Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hatton Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Hamilton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bear Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Manter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
      • Manter is located in Stanton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <5>
    • Johnson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Coolidge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Holly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <5>
    • Platt City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
      • Platt City is located in Stanton County
      • Platt City has also been known as:
      • Platt
    • Big Bow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
      • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
    • Kendall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
    • Minneapolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Two Buttes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Hartman is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <5>
    • Granada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
      • Granada is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <5>

    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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Coolidge
    • Granada
    • Holly
      • Holly lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holly.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Kendall
    • Manter
    • Syracuse
    • Two Buttes

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Amerine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Amerine Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amerine Cemetery
    • Sunnyvale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyvale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyvale Cemetery
    • Garder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garder Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garder Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Stanton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Ebenfleur Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenfleur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenfleur Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenfleur Cemetery
    • Minter Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minter Cemetery is located in Stanton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
    • Syracuse Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Syracuse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Syracuse Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Syracuse Cemetery
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolidge Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Coolidge.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coolidge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92233 <1>
    • Menno Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Menno Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menno Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
    • Minneapolis Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Shockey Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shockey Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockey Cemetery
      • Amity Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Konantz Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Konantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Konantz Cemetery is located in Baca County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Konantz Cemetery
      • Two Buttes Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartman Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
      • Granada Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granada Cemetery
      • Liverpool Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liverpool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liverpool Cemetery is located in Stanton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liverpool Cemetery
      • Amache Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amache Cemetery

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

    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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471639  (Bear Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #471639 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: Syracuse West SW
      • County: Hamilton         Elev: 1055
      • Location given for GNIS #471639 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91996

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7607, Longitude: -101.9342    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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