A visit to the Boles Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Boles Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Boles Cemetery (FG ID #2188968).
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 Boles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boles Cemetery:
39.0292, -94.8724
The Boles Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Boles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boles Cemetery.
Establishment of the Boles Cemetery ...
The Boles Cemetery was established in 1863.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Boles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Lenape Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grinter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grinter Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Cemetery
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sarcoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie Cemetery
- Chance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilder
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bonner Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Grinter Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Basehor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenexa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olathe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Argentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wallula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Hoge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
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 Boles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Lenexa
- Linwood
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Shawnee
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 Boles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Boles Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2188968
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2087366 (Boles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2087366 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edwardsville
- Location given for Boles Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0291667 Lon: -94.8725
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boles 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |