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A visit to the Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bunker Hill Cemetery

Lat:   37.5410°   (37° 32' 27")

Lon:   -96.3348°   (-96° 20' 5")

The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County<1>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the southeast of the Bunker Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of the Bunker Hill Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Forest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cresco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cresco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cresco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cresco Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Cut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Grace Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Vale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • South Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Twin Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Moline Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaumont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Bunker Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Piedmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <7>
  • Howard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fiat
    • From the Bunker Hill Cemetery to Fiat
  • Severy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Moline is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <7>
  • Elk Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Beaumont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grenola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Busby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Busby
    • From the Bunker Hill Cemetery to Busby
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Latham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <7>
    • Glen Crouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Longton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fall River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <7>
    • Reece
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <7>
    • Keighley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wingate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Upola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
      • Upola is located in Elk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Upola
      • From the Bunker Hill Cemetery to Upola
    • New Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Bunker Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bunker Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475055  (Bunker Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475055 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: Piedmont
    • County: Elk         Elev: 359
    • Location given for GNIS #475055 (Bunker Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Bunker Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5410, Longitude: -96.3348    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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