A visit to the Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bridgeport Cemetery (FG ID #2185179).
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 Bridgeport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgeport Cemetery:
38.6378, -97.6071
The Bridgeport Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeport.
The cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Salina. Salina lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Bridgeport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgeport Cemetery.
Name Variations for Bridgeport 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.
Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
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 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bridgeport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swenson Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Faun Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faun Cemetery
- Smolan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smolan Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan Cemetery
- Koons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Gypsum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley View Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Cemetery
- Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- Crestwood Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assaria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindsborg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salemsborg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smolan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Falun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Gypsum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kipp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marquette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bavaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- New Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Bridgeport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookville
- Carlton
- Galva
- Lindsborg
- Marquette
- McPherson
- New Cambria
- Salina
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2185179
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 Saline, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgeport 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. |