A visit to the Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Sandy Cemetery:
37.7687, -95.8500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Sandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Woodson County<2>.
The county seat for Woodson County is located in Yates Center. Yates Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Big Sandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Sandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Big Sandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Sandy Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy Cemetery
- Toronto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Toronto Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Coyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coyville Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville Cemetery
- Trimmell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trimmell Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimmell Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Caley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Caley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caley Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Farmington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92461 <5>
- Quincy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Kaila Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaila Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaila Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Watts Haven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Watts Haven Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watts Haven Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Virgil.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459609 <5>
- Neal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Batesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Yates Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Hasty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Virgil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
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 Big Sandy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benedict
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Guilford
- New Albany
- Toronto
- Virgil
- Yates Center
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 Big Sandy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Woodson 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 Big Sandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474681 (Big Sandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474681 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: Woodson
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toronto SE
- Location given for Big Sandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7686506 Lon: -95.8499861
- 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 Woodson, 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 from Point A (ie- Big Sandy 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. |