A visit to the Brewster Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Brewster Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewster Cemetery
Lat: 39.3602° (39° 21' 36")
Lon: -101.3918° (-101° 23' 30")
The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sherman County<2>.
The county seat for Sherman County is located in Goodland. Goodland lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Brewster Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Brewster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hollenbeck Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Freeland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Edison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Lava Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lava Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Brownville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brownville Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Shermanville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shermanville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shermanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shermanville Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Frerichs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frerichs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frerichs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frerichs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Goodland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goodland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Hartzler Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartzler Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
- Harmony Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Goodland Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goodland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whistler Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whistler Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Summers Twp. Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Summers Twp. Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Winona Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winona Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winona Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Ilion Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ilion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ilion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ilion Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
- Page Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Page Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Greisler Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greisler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greisler Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
- Mingo Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mingo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mingo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Brewster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <6>
- Edson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Edson is located in Sherman County
- Levant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
- Levant is located in Thomas County
- Goodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colby is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <6>
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <6>
- Page City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Page City is located in Logan County
- Caruso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caruso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
- Caruso is located in Sherman County
- McAllaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
- McAllaster is located in Logan County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Monument
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Monument is located in Logan County
- Gem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Gem is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Ruleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
- Ruleton is located in Sherman County
- Bird City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
- Spica is located in Thomas County
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- McDonald is located in Rawlins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 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 Brewster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sherman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bird City
- Brewster
- Colby
- Goodland
- McAllaster
- McDonald
- Monument
- Page City
- Winona
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 Brewster Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Sherman County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Brewster Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Brewster Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471256 (Brewster Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #471256 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Brewster
- County: Sherman Elev: 1047
- Location given for GNIS #471256 (Brewster Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Sherman, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brewster Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3602, Longitude: -101.3918 In this case, the coordinates for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |