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. 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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Borrowed Light Memorial Park:
39.0247, -95.4101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Borrowed Light Memorial Park has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Borrowed Light Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Lecompton.
The cemetery is located in Douglas County<4>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies just to the east southeast of the Borrowed Light Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Borrowed Light Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Medina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Medina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Stull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull Cemetery
- Holliday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- 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)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Buster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buster Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
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)
- 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)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Kanwaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- 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)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hilldale South
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Lake Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lakeside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Hilldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- 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
- 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 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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Borrowed Light Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2237539
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Borrowed Light Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |