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A visit to the Big Timber 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 Timber Cemetery ...

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

39.7546, -100.3395

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

The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Big Timber Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Timber Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Big Timber Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kanona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona Cemetery
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Clayton.
  • Vallonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Maple Cemetery
  • Shibboleth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Gettis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettis Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Allison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Adell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Adell Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell Cemetery
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Wray Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
      • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
      • Deal Cemetery
      • Watton Cemetery
    • Wotton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wotton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Timber Cemetery.

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

  • Kanona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Jennings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Norcatur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Dresden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oberlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leoville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Lyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Dellvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Oronoque
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Danbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
    • Selden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Selden is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Lenora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
    • Traer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Traer is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer

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 Timber 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 Big Timber Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Danbury
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Big Timber Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Herndon
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Big Timber Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Jennings
  • Lebanon
  • Lenora
    • Lenora lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Big Timber Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
  • Norcatur
  • Norton
    • Norton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Big Timber Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Oberlin
  • Oronoque
  • 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 websites either 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 Timber 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 Big Timber Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471021  (Big Timber Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471021 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: 787 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kanona SE
      • Location given for Big Timber Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7547268     Lon: -100.3398627
      • 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' (or 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- Big Timber 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.