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A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.7547°   (39° 45' 16")

Lon:   -100.1871°   (-100° 11' 13")

The cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

As an estimate, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of Clayton.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest of the Clayton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Clayton Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Gettis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gettis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norcatur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norcatur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Timber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Oronoque Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oronoque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oronoque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oronoque Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Kanona Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Maple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Allison Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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    • Prairie Gem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Gem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Gem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Gem Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Cope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cope Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • White Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Wray Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vallonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vallonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Lenora South Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenora South Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenora South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Lenora East Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenora East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenora East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wotton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wotton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Clayton Cemetery.

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

  • Clayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Norcatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jennings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
  • Dellvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oronoque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kanona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kanona
    • From the Clayton Cemetery to Kanona
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Allison
    • From the Clayton Cemetery to Allison
  • Lenora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Lenora is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <6>
  • Lyle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyle
    • From the Clayton Cemetery to Lyle
  • Dresden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Norton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <6>
    • Leoville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Oberlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <6>
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Almena
    • Almena lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Danbury
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Hendley
  • Jennings
  • Lebanon
  • Lenora
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Norcatur
    • Norton
      • Norton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Oberlin
    • Oronoque
    • Selden

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 professional and volunteer 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 Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471025  (Clayton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471025 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: Norcatur
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 754
    • Location given for GNIS #471025 (Clayton Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clayton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7547, Longitude: -100.1871    
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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