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A visit to the Comet 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 Comet Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.7543°   (39° 45' 15")

Lon:   -95.7340°   (-95° 44' 2")

The Comet Cemetery is located in Brown County<1>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Hiawatha. Hiawatha lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Comet Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Comet Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Comet Cemetery.

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

  • Granada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Capioma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Powhattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mercier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
    • Mercier is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mercier
    • From the Comet Cemetery to Mercier
  • Woodlawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodlawn
    • From the Comet Cemetery to Woodlawn
  • Wetmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <7>
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 Comet Cemetery to Baker
  • Sun Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Netawaka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sabetha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
    • Goff is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
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    • Horton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hiawatha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Morrill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Whiting
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Berwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From the Comet Cemetery to Berwick
    • Oneida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Padonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Corning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <7>
    • Muscotah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Everest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Robinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Comet 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 Comet Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Corning
  • Everest
  • Hamlin
    • Hamlin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Comet Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hamlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hiawatha
  • Horton
    • Horton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Comet Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Horton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Kelly
  • Morrill
  • Muscotah
  • Netawaka
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Robinson
    • Sabetha
    • Wetmore
    • Whiting
    • Willis

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 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 Comet Cemetery:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Comet Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7543, Longitude: -95.7340    
<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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