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A visit to the Borrowed Light Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Borrowed Light Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Borrowed Light Memorial Park (FG ID #2237539)

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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Borrowed Light Memorial Park has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Borrowed Light Memorial Park

Lat:   39.0247°   (39° 1' 28")

Lon:   -95.4101°   (-95° 24' 36")

The cemetery is located in Douglas County<4>.

As an estimate, the Borrowed Light Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Lecompton.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies just to the east southeast of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Borrowed Light Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Medina Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Medina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • East View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Stull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Holliday Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holliday Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Buster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Bauer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Borrowed Light Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Lecompton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
    • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <7>
  • Medina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
    • Stull is located in Douglas County
  • Kanwaka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
    • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
    • Kanwaka has also been known as:
    • Kanawha
    • Kannaka
    • Kanwaca
  • Williamstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Buck Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Watson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Douglas County
    • Grantville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
    • Tecumseh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <7>
    • Hilldale South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
    • Lake Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Lakeside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Shore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Borrowed Light Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Grantville
  • Lawrence
  • Lecompton
  • Medina
    • Medina lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Perry
    • Perry lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Williamstown

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 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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park:

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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park:

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0247, Longitude: -95.4101    
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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