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A visit to the Boles 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 Boles Cemetery ...

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

37.5647, -99.0145

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

The Boles Cemetery is located in Kiowa County<2>.

The county seat for Kiowa County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Boles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Boles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wellsford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wellsford Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford Cemetery
  • Haviland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haviland Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
  • Wyman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wyman Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman Cemetery
  • East Slope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Slope Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Slope Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
  • Belvidere Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Belvidere Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Cemetery
  • Soldier Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chinn Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
  • Coats Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Coats Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ruddick Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Ruddick Cemetery is located in Pratt County
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    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pratt County
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    • Bethel Memorial Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bethel Memorial Garden is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Garden
      • The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
    • Green lawn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Fellsburg Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fellsburg Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg Cemetery
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Powell Twp. Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Saratoga Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
    • Prattsburg Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Prattsburg Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Wellsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
  • Haviland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cullison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Belvidere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Coats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Brenham ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Sun City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pratt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Trousdale ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
  • Lake City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Byers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Byers is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sawyer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Wilmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmore is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Fellsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
    • Iuka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Elm Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
    • Natrona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Natrona is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Centerview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerview is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview

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 Kiowa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Boles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Kiowa 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474265  (Boles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474265 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: Kiowa
      • Est. Elev: 643 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haviland
      • Location given for Boles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5650191     Lon: -99.0148253
      • 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 Kiowa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.