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A visit to the Cave 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 Cave Cemetery ...

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

37.5472, -100.2527

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cave Cemetery.

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.<4>

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)
    • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Cemetery
  • McCauley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The McCauley Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
  • Wilburn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleton Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <5>
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    • Greencrest Memorial Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #939547 <5>
    • Mertilla Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertilla Cemetery
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
    • Ridenour Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
    • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Plains Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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)
    • Ensign is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • 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)
  • Minneola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Howell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Howell is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Wettick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wettick is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wettick
  • Missler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Missler is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
  • Cimarron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Meade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Meade is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <6>
  • Bloom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloom is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Dodge City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wilroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilroads is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
    • Wilroads Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
    • Fort Dodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
    • Collano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Collano is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
    • Ingalls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingalls is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Wright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wright is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright

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.

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 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 Cave Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Gray 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 Cave Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471709  (Cave Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471709 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: Gray
      • Est. Elev: 818 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montezuma SE
      • Location given for Cave Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5469669     Lon: -100.2523649
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cave 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.