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A visit to the Devore 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 Devore Cemetery ...

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

37.0542, -97.8073

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

The Devore Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.

The county seat for Harper County is located in Anthony. Anthony lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Devore Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Devore Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Devore Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Singer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Singer Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Cemetery
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
  • Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Morris Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Morris Center Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Center Cemetery
  • Freeport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Freeport Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • Gibbon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gibbon Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Cemetery
  • H & S Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The H & S Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for H & S Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Chikaskia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forest Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
      • The Forest Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Anthony Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92480 <5>
    • Manchester Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
    • Wakita Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary Calvary Cemetery is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
    • Medford Mennonite Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Alton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
    • Corzine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Corzine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corzine Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Argonia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Argonia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonia Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Devore Cemetery.

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

  • Bluff City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Doster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Doster is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Freeport is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Renfrow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wakita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <6>
  • Anthony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Argonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Corbin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corbin is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Milan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Danville is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Danville has also been known as:
    • Coalville
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Medford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sand Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
    • Drury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Drury is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Perth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Perth is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Mayfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Ewell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ruella is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Waldron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Waldron is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Runnymede
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede

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 Devore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harper County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Devore Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Harper 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 Devore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470097  (Devore Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470097 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: Harper
      • Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bluff City East
      • Location given for Devore Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0547461     Lon: -97.8072774
      • 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 Harper, 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- Devore 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.