A visit to the Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catholic Cemetery:
39.4711, -96.7728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Holton. Holton lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the east of the Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teske Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Teske Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teske Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teske Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of May Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402868 <5>
- Fancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
- The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93635 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Leonardville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92259 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swede Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fancy Creek Church Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225966 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- May Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The May Day Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of May Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92988 <5>
- Leonardville United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hohman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mariadahl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mariadahl Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariadahl Cemetery
- Oostburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oostburg Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg Cemetery
- Bellegarde Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellegarde Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegarde Cemetery
- The Bellegarde Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellegard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92005 <5>
- St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Weneceslaus Cemetery
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill Cemetery
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 Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Winkler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Walsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- May Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Leonardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Olsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
- Chepstow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Bala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Fostoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Irving ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Kimeo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Blue Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Broughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Clay Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Garfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Blaine
- Blue Rapids
- Clay Center
- Green
- Green lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Green.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Greenleaf
- Irving - Historic
- Leonardville
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Westmoreland
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 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478195 (Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478195 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4711094 Lon: -96.7727901
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Catholic 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. |