A visit to the Chance 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 Chance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chance Cemetery:
39.0019, -95.0158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County<2>.
The county seat for Leavenworth County is located in Leavenworth. Leavenworth lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Chance Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chance Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Chance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sarcoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Lenape Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Eudora City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eudora City Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora City Cemetery
- The Eudora City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eudora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92384 <5>
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Impel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Impel Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impel Cemetery
- Reno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Tonganoxie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92960 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Tonganoxie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996267 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cemetery Beni Israel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cemetery Beni Israel is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beni Israel
- Hesper Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tonganoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie Cemetery
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tonganoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie Cemetery
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearview City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Loring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Eudora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Tonganoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Bonner Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Zarah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Basehor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Sibleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Clearfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olathe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Wallula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
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 Chance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leavenworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Eudora
- Lawrence
- Linwood
- Olathe
- Shawnee
- Tonganoxie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Leavenworth 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 Chance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478839 (Chance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478839 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: Leavenworth
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tonganoxie
- Location given for Chance Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0019478 Lon: -95.0158019
- 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 Leavenworth, 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- Chance 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. |
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