A visit to the Colony 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 Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colony Cemetery:
38.8278, -98.6044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colony Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Russell. Russell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Colony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schreiner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Schreiner Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreiner Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Old Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Wilson Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Wilson City Cemetery
- Wilson Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94086 <5>
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Claflin.
- Cross Plains Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Plains Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Dubuque Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Dubuque Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Palacky Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Palacky Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacky Cemetery
- Michaels Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorrance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hitschmann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Susank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Stickney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Sylvan Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
- Sylvan Grove Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Milberger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Odin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Farhman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Holyrood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Luray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Redwing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Claflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 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 Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunker Hill
- Claflin
- Dorrance
- Ellsworth
- Galatia
- Hoisington
- Holyrood
- Lucas
- Lucas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Luray
- Luray lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Russell
- Sylvan Grove
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 either 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 Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Colony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #475331 (Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475331 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 521 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorrance
- Location given for Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8277888 Lon: -98.605072
- 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 Russell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colony 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. |