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A visit to the Cheney Pioneer 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 Cheney Pioneer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery:

37.6474, -97.7868

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

The Cheney Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County<2>.

The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east of the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Vinita Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vinita Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Afton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Afton Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
    • Peotone Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Peotone Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone Cemetery
    • Chikaskia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Upchurch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
    • Old St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Cheney
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Saint Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Murdock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • Anness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
  • Goddard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Norwich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Viola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clonmel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
  • Andale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pretty Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alameda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Adams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Colwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clearwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Westlink Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
    • Castleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Conway Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Bayneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
    • Maize
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>

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 Cheney Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cheney Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Cheney Pioneer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473977  (Cheney Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473977 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: Sedgwick
      • Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cheney
      • Location given for Cheney Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6475141     Lon: -97.786718
      • 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 Sedgwick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheney Pioneer 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.