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A visit to the Chalk Mound 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 Chalk Mound Cemetery ...

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

39.3205, -99.0857

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

The Chalk Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County<2>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Chalk Mound Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chalk Mound Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Aurora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Survey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survey Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Codell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93779 <5>
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
  • Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ayr Cemetery
  • Woodston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodston.
    • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodstown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
  • Twin Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mound Cemetery
  • Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Codell.
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conger Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92230 <5>
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Paradise Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Paradise Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Center Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Codell.
      • The Paradise Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Codell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966834 <5>
    • IXL Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The IXL Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IXL Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Plainville Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93316 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132251 <5>
    • Conger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Conger Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Codell.
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chalk Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Codell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Natoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Plainville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Stockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Turkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
  • Bloomington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Zurich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Waldo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Osborne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
    • Claudell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Claudell is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
    • Cedar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Kirwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Palco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Emmeram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • Luray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Gaylord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Codell
    • Codell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Codell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
  • Gaylord
    • Gaylord lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gaylord.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Kirwin
  • Luray
    • Luray lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Natoma
    • Natoma lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Natoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Nicodemus
  • Osborne
  • Palco
    • Palco lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Plainville
    • Portis
    • Stockton
    • Waldo
      • Waldo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Woodston

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 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 Chalk Mound Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Rooks 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 Mound Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472386  (Chalk Mound Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472386 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: Rooks
      • Est. Elev: 608 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laton
      • Location given for Chalk Mound Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.3208438     Lon: -99.0856462
      • 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 Rooks, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chalk Mound 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.