A visit to the Crooked Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Crooked Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Crooked Creek Cemetery (FG ID #92259).
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 Crooked Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crooked Creek Cemetery:
39.4367, -96.8481
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Crooked Creek Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Leonardville.
The cemetery is located in Riley County<3>.
The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of the Crooked Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crooked Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Crooked Creek Cemetery ...
The Crooked Creek Cemetery was established in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Crooked Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crooked Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Leonardville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Teske Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lasita Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leonardville United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- May Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hohman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Crooked Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crooked Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Leonardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- May Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chepstow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kimeo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Keats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 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 Crooked Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Riley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crooked Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Crooked Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Blue Rapids
- Clay Center
- Green
- Irving - Historic
- Leonardville
- Milford
- Morganville
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
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 helpful 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 Crooked Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Riley 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 Crooked Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92259
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476062 (Crooked Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476062 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: Riley
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Crooked Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4369424 Lon: -96.8483465
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crooked Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |