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A visit to the Dighton 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 Dighton Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.4834°   (38° 29' 0")

Lon:   -100.4301°   (-100° 25' 48")

The Dighton Cemetery is located in Lane County<2>.

The county seat for Lane County is located in Dighton. Dighton lies just to the west of the Dighton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Dighton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shields Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Lane County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dole Cemetery
    • Whipple Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lane County
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Lane County
  • Beeler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beeler Cemetery is located in Ness County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lane County
  • Utica Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Utica Cemetery is located in Ness County
  • Buda Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buda Cemetery
    • The Buda Cemetery is located in Ness County
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Ness County
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Gove County
  • Ravanna Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravanna Cemetery
    • The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Finney County
    • The Ravanna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163469 <5>
  • Alanthus Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanthus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanthus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alanthus Cemetery is located in Gove County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Eminence Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eminence Cemetery
      • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Finney County
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Star Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Star Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Amish Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amish Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Kidderville Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidderville Cemetery
      • The Kidderville Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kidderville Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Jetmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92830 <5>
    • Kitterville Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitterville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kitterville Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Gove County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Dighton Cemetery.

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

  • Dighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Alamota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
    • Alamota is located in Lane County
  • Shields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Lane County
  • Amy ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Lane County
    • Former name for Amy:
    • Ellen
  • Beeler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
    • Beeler is located in Ness County
  • Healy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healy
    • Healy is located in Lane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healy <6>
  • Manning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Scott County
  • Utica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laird
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Laird is located in Ness County
  • Ravanna ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Finney County
  • Arnold
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Ness County
  • Scott City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Scott City is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <6>
  • Ness City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Ransom
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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 Dighton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dighton 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 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 Dighton Cemetery:

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 Dighton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471516  (Dighton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471516 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dighton
    • County: Lane         Elev: 837
    • Location given for GNIS #471516 (Dighton Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Dighton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4834, Longitude: -100.4301       In this case, the coordinates for the Dighton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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