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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 Charleston Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Charleston 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 Charleston Cemetery

Lat:   37.6371°   (37° 38' 13")

Lon:   -96.0338°   (-96° 2' 1")

The Charleston Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.

The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Charleston Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Charleston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pike Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Township Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Old Tailor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tailor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tailor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Tailor Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93247 <5>
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Caley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Wade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Coyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coyville Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Weakley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weakley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rural Vale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Vale Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rural Vale Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Rural Vale Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • The Rural Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fiat Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273445 <5>
    • Trimmell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trimmell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trimmell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trimmell Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Woodson County
    • Rocky Ford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • South Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Twin Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Fredonia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92461 <5>
    • Toronto Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toronto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toronto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toronto Cemetery is located in Woodson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Charleston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Charleston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fall River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <7>
  • New Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Cave Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
  • Coyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
    • Coyville is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Severy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Fiat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Elk County
  • Busby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Elk County
  • Climax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Wilson County
  • Toronto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <7>
  • Neal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Neal is located in Greenwood County
  • Fredonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <7>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Buxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in Wilson County
    • Benedict Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benedict Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
      • Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
    • Upola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
      • Upola is located in Elk County
    • Benedict
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Roper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Wilson County
    • Batesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Woodson County
    • Howard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <7>
    • Guilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Wilson County
    • Longton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
      • Longton is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Former name for Longton:
      • Elk Rapids
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <7>
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <7>
    • Piedmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <7>

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 Charleston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Charleston 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 Charleston Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #474884  (Charleston Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #474884 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: Fall River Lake
    • County: Greenwood         Elev: 310
    • Location given for GNIS #474884 (Charleston Cemetery)

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 Greenwood, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Charleston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6371, Longitude: -96.0338       In this case, the coordinates for the Charleston 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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