A visit to the Columbus 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 Columbus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Columbus Cemetery:
37.1626, -94.8113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Columbus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Columbus Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the west northwest of the Columbus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Columbus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Columbus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Columbus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Timberhill Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lone Elm Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm Cemetery
- Edgmand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgmand Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgmand Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Usrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Usrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usrey Cemetery
- Wirtonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wirtonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirtonia Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Quaker Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Valley Cemetery
- Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- LaRue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Spickelmire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spickelmire Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickelmire Cemetery
- Green lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
- Ferris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Council Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Columbus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Columbus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Turck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turck is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turck
- Stippville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stippville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stippville
- Neutral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Skidmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Crestline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Mackie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Cokedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Scammon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Roseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Cravensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Baxter Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Badger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Keelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Baxter Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Lawton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- West Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
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 Columbus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columbus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter Springs
- Columbus
- Empire City
- Hallowell
- Scammon
- West Mineral
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Columbus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Columbus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469485 (Columbus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469485 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus
- Location given for Columbus Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1625608 Lon: -94.811345
- 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 Cherokee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbus 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |