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The location of the Cave Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Cave Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   37.5472°   (37° 32' 49")

Lon:   -100.2527°   (-100° 15' 9")

The Cave Cemetery is located in Gray County<2>.

The county seat for Gray County is located in Cimarron. Cimarron lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cave Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cave Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Gray County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cave Cemetery.

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

    • Ensign
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
      • Ensign is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Montezuma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fowler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
    • Minneola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Ford County
    • Cimarron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Meade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <4>
    • Bloom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
      • Bloom is located in Ford County
    • Dodge City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wilroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
      • Wilroads is located in Ford County
    • Wilroads Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
      • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Fort Dodge
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
        • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Ingalls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
        • Ingalls is located in Gray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Wright
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Wright is located in Ford County
      • Plains
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Meade County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>

    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 Cave Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gray County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Cave Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Ensign Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ensign Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ensign Cemetery
    • McCauley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
    • Christ the King Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ the King Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
    • Appleton Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appleton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Appleton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appleton Twp. Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Meade.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <7>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Greencrest Memorial Garden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greencrest Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greencrest Memorial Garden is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greencrest Memorial Garden
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cimarron Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • The Cimarron Cemetery is located in Gray County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cimarron Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cimarron.
        • The Cimarron Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cimarron Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cimarron Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #939547 <7>
      • Mertilla Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mertilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertilla Cemetery
      • Bloom Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
      • Ridenour Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridenour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridenour Cemetery
      • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kansas Veterans' Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
      • Golden Plains Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Golden Plains Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Plains Cemetery

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

    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 Cave Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471709  (Cave Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #471709 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: Montezuma SE
      • County: Gray         Elev: 818
      • Location given for GNIS #471709 (Cave Cemetery)

    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 Gray, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5472, Longitude: -100.2527       In this case, the coordinates for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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