A visit to the Brethren Merkey 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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brethren Merkey Cemetery (FG ID #2197481).
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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brethren Merkey Cemetery:
39.8153, -97.0410
The Brethren Merkey Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Washington.
The cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the west northwest of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
Establishment of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...
The Brethren Merkey Cemetery was established in 1883.
Name Variations for Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
Brethren Merkey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merkey Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
- Merkley Brethren Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brethren Merkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Jesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morrowville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reiter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spenceville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Cliff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brethren Merkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haddam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Kimeo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- Chepstow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brantford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Odell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahaska
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Diller
- Diller lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diller.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
- Endicott
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Haddam lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haddam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Hanover
- Hollenberg
- Linn
- Linn lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Marysville
- Odell
- Odell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Palmer
- Palmer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Steele City
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2197481
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472882 (Merkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472882 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Merkey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8152814 Lon: -97.0408602
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brethren Merkey 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. |