A visit to the Chalk Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chalk Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chalk Cemetery (FG ID #92177).
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 Chalk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chalk Cemetery:
38.7676, -96.2916
The Chalk Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County<2>.
The county seat for Wabaunsee County is located in Alma. Alma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Chalk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chalk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Chalk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chalk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Agnes City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Agnes City Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City Cemetery
- Bemoan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bemoan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemoan Cemetery
- Comisky Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Comisky Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comisky Cemetery
- Kaeckell Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bushong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bushong Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Schwanke Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alta Vista Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dunlap African-American Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Admire Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eskridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eskridge Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge Cemetery
- Nehring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nehring Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nehring Cemetery
- Fix Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fix Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
- East Templin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery
- West Templin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Chalk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chalk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Bushong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Eskridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Admire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harveyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dwight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Americus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Miller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helmick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- McFarland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Chalk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wabaunsee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chalk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Admire
- Allen
- Alma
- Alta Vista
- Burlingame
- Bushong
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Dwight
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Parkerville
- Paxico
- Reading
- White City
- Wilsey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chalk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wabaunsee 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 Chalk Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92177
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476915 (Chalk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476915 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: Wabaunsee
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alta Vista SE
- Location given for Chalk Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7675049 Lon: -96.2913864
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wabaunsee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chalk 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |