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A visit to the Cumberland 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 Cumberland Cemetery ...

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

39.5466, -100.8992

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Thomas County<2>.

The county seat for Thomas County is located in Colby. Colby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Cumberland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cumberland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Cumberland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Gem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Gem Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Cemetery
  • Chardon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chardon Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon Cemetery
  • Rexford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rexford Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Cemetery
  • Hawkeye Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
  • Achilles Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ilion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Ilion Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion Cemetery
  • Menlo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Menlo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
  • Bassettville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassettville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mingo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Mingo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Cemetery
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
    • Selden Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Selden Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Covenant Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Shibboleth Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Shibboleth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibboleth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shibboleth Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Selden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93774 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Cumberland Cemetery.

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

  • Gem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Rexford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Menlo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Selden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Levant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Levant is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Atwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
  • Spica
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
  • Leoville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Dresden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Herndon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Beardsley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
    • Hoxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
    • Oberlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Traer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Traer is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • McDonald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonald is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people

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 Cumberland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thomas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atwood
    • Atwood lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cumberland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Brewster
  • Colby
    • Colby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Cumberland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Herndon
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cumberland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Ludell
  • McDonald
  • Menlo
    • Menlo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cumberland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Oakley
  • Oberlin
  • Selden

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 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 Cumberland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Thomas 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 Cumberland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471101  (Cumberland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471101 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: Thomas
      • Est. Elev: 900 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Long Draw South
      • Location given for Cumberland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5466698     Lon: -100.8976522
      • 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 Thomas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cumberland 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.