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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. 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 Chalk Mound Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   39.3205°   (39° 19' 13")

Lon:   -99.0857°   (-99° 5' 8")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Survey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Survey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Survey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • 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 Rooks County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Codell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93779 <5>
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    • The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Woodston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodston Cemetery
    • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • 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 northeast 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger East Paradise Cemetery
    • The Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger East Paradise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Paradise Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Center Cemetery
      • The Paradise Center Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Center Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IXL Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IXL Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IXL Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Plainville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainville Cemetery
      • The Plainville Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conger Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Codell.
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
    • Codell is located in Rooks County
    • Former name for Codell:
    • Florreyville
  • Natoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Natoma is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <6>
  • Woodston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Stockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Turkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
  • Bloomington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
  • Zurich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
  • Waldo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
      • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Cedar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Emmeram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
      • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
    • Luray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • 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 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 Mound Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #472386 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: Laton
    • County: Rooks         Elev: 608
    • Location given for GNIS #472386 (Chalk Mound Cemetery)

The official website for Rooks County: www.rookscounty.net/

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 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chalk Mound Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3205, Longitude: -99.0857       In this case, the coordinates for the Chalk Mound Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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