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A visit to the Church of God of the First Born 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 Church of God of the First Born Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery:

38.0941, -97.4267

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Church of God of the First Born Cemetery is located in Harvey County<2>.

The county seat for Harvey County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the southeast of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church of God of the First Born Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Garden Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley Cemetery
  • Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halstead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • First Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schlender Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlender Cemetery
  • Old Halstead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halstead Cemetery
    • The Old Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Halstead Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537590 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mound Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
    • West Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
    • Walton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walton Cemetery is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
    • Schoenthal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Schoenthal Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenthal Cemetery
    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
    • Meridian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Meridian Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Doyle Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blumenfeld Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Blumenfeld Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenfeld Cemetery
      • The Blumenfeld Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Schmidt Cemetery
      • Wedel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369137 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church of God of the First Born Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Zimmerdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
  • Hesston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Arsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
  • McGraw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGraw is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • Halstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Putnam is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Walton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Moundridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
  • Paxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Paxton is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • McLains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Goessel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Sedgwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burrton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Burrton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Annelly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Bentley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman

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 Church of God of the First Born Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harvey County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bentley
    • Bentley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bentley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
  • Halstead
    • Halstead lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halstead.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
  • Hesston
    • Hesston lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hesston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Newton
    • Newton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Peabody
    • Peabody lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peabody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sedgwick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
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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 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 Church of God of the First Born Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Harvey 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 Church of God of the First Born Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #477992  (Church of God Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477992 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: Harvey
      • Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Zimmerdale
      • Location given for Church of God Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0941775     Lon: -97.4267047
      • 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 Harvey, 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 from Point A (ie- Church of God of the First Born 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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