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A visit to the Delavan 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 Delavan Cemetery ...

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

38.6522, -96.7999

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

The Delavan Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.

The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Delavan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Delavan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Delavan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mitchell Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Latimer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Latimer Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Swedish Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burdick United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
  • Burton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
  • Clarks Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lost Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker - Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Herington.
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shady Brook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175442 <5>
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Diamond Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Diamond Creek Cemetery is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Creek Cemetery
      • The Diamond Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Heskett Cemetery
      • Hymer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92295 <5>
    • Boenitz Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramsey - Black Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Delavan Cemetery.

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

  • Delavan
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Delavan is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Burdick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burdick is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
  • Latimer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Latimer is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Wilsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilsey is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Herington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkerville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • White City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Helmick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Helmick is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
  • Jacobs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Hymer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hymer is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rishel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Kelso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Downing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Downing is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Woodbine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ramona is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Ramona has also been known as:
      • Ramona Station
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
    • Lyona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
    • Council Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Council Grove is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
      • Council Grove has also been known as:
      • Council
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
    • Pilsen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
    • Antelope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Antelope is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Rockland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Dwight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 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 Delavan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Delavan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Morris 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 Delavan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #477000  (Delavan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477000 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: Morris
      • Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Delavan
      • Location given for Delavan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6519528     Lon: -96.7997328
      • 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 Morris, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delavan 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.