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A visit to the Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Cemetery

Lat:   39.6097°   (39° 36' 34")

Lon:   -95.4705°   (-95° 28' 13")

The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Atchison County<2>.

The county seat for Atchison County is located in Atchison. Atchison lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Brush Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brush Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brush Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kennekuk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kennekuk Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • The St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Leos Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169661 <5>
  • Horton Municipal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Municipal Cemetery
    • The Horton Municipal Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • The Horton Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Horton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158248 <5>
  • Muscotah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muscotah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muscotah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Muscotah Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • Chain Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chain Family Cemetery
    • The Chain Family Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • The Chain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Parry Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184777 <5>
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Huron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Huron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Huron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Huron Cemetery is located in Atchison County
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The All Saints Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Effingham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Effingham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Effingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Effingham Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Catholic Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Page Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimberlin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimberlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kimberlin Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Carr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Brown County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brush Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brush Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Muscotah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
    • Muscotah is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Horton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Whiting
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Effingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
    • Effingham is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <6>
  • Willis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Monrovia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Atchison County
  • Purcell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
    • Purcell is located in Doniphan County
  • Lancaster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Mercier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
    • Mercier is located in Brown County
  • Arrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
    • Arrington is located in Atchison County
    • Arrington has also been known as:
    • Arrington Mineral Springs
    • Arrington Springs
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Atchison County
    • Larkinburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
    • Denton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
    • Powhattan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Netawaka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
      • Netawaka is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Half Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
      • Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
    • Leona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Robinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Nortonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <6>
    • Cummings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County

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 Brush Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atchison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brush Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brush Creek Cemetery:

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 Brush Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #473473  (Brush Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #473473 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: Effingham
    • County: Atchison         Elev: 333
    • Location given for GNIS #473473 (Brush Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

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 Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brush Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6097, Longitude: -95.4705       In this case, the coordinates for the Brush Creek 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.




 

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