A visit to the Bushong Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Bushong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bushong Cemetery:
38.6364, -96.2432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bushong Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bushong Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bushong Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bushong Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bushong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bushong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Agnes City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Agnes City Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Comisky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Comisky Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comisky Cemetery
- Dunlap African-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Admire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Americus Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Americus Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus Twp. Cemetery
- The Americus Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Americus Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #733403 <5>
- Rosean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosean Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosean Cemetery
- Chalk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fruitland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Council Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92604 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Bemoan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bemoan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemoan Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #673806 <5>
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bushong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bushong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bushong
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Admire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Council Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
- Lang
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Berkeley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Emporia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Eskridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Saffordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Harveyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Kelso
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Ellinor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Downing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Helmick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
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 Bushong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bushong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Admire
- Allen
- Bushong
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Emporia
- Eskridge
- Reading
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 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 Bushong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Bushong Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477037 (Bushong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477037 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allen
- Location given for Bushong Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.636675 Lon: -96.2433304
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Lyon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bushong 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> | 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. |