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A visit to the Claytonville 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 Claytonville Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.7793°   (39° 46' 45")

Lon:   -95.5049°   (-95° 30' 17")

The cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

As an estimate, the Claytonville Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north of Hiawatha.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Hiawatha. Hiawatha lies just to the north northwest of the Claytonville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Claytonville Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Claytonville Cemetery.

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

  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From the Claytonville Cemetery to Baker
  • Willis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hiawatha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Robinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Powhattan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Mercier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Everest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Doniphan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Padonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Purcell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <7>
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Reserve
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <7>
    • Sun Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiting
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Morrill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Granada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Muscotah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Netawaka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Capioma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Claytonville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Denton
    • Denton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Claytonville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Everest
    • Everest lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Claytonville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Everest.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
  • Hamlin
    • Hamlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the Northwest (NW) of the Claytonville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hamlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hiawatha
  • Horton
  • Leona
    • Leona lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the East (E) of the Claytonville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
  • Morrill
  • Muscotah
  • Netawaka
  • Robinson
  • Severance
  • Whiting
    • Whiting lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Claytonville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Whiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Willis

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Claytonville 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 Claytonville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472983  (Claytonville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472983 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: Hiawatha
    • County: Brown         Elev: 340
    • Location given for GNIS #472983 (Claytonville Cemetery)

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/

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' 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 Claytonville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7793, Longitude: -95.5049    
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Brown, 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 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.
<5>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.
<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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