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A visit to the Detroit 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 Detroit Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.9439°   (38° 56' 38")

Lon:   -97.1252°   (-97° 7' 30")

The Detroit Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies just to the west southwest of the Detroit Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Detroit Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Lutheran Cemetery #17
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery #17
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery #17 have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery #17 is located in Dickinson County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Abilene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scheiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scheiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scheiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scheiller Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riffel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riffel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riffel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Rinehart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinehart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Henry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Prairiedale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairiedale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairiedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairiedale Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Belle Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belle Spring Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Navarre Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navarre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Navarre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Navarre Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Newburn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Detroit Cemetery.

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

  • Detroit
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Abilene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chapman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Talmage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Acme
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Dickinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Acme
    • From the Detroit Cemetery to Acme
  • Navarre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
    • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
  • Kansas Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Upland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Upland is located in Dickinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Upland
    • From the Detroit Cemetery to Upland
  • Lyona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyona
    • From the Detroit Cemetery to Lyona
  • Industry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Woodbine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <6>
    • Solomon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wreford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Alida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alida
      • From the Detroit Cemetery to Alida
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dillon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dillon
      • From the Detroit Cemetery to Dillon
    • Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
    • Grandview Plaza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Niles
      (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 Detroit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Detroit Cemetery:

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.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 Dickinson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Detroit Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9439, Longitude: -97.1252    
<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 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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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