RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Butler County >> Douglass CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Douglass Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Douglass Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Douglass Cemetery (FG ID #92302).

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 Douglass Cemetery ...

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

37.5122, -96.9971

The Douglass Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Douglass Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Douglass Cemetery.

Establishment of the Douglass Cemetery ...

The Douglass Cemetery was established November 25, 1871.

Name Variations for Douglass Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Douglass City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Douglass Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
  • Widener Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Widener Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener Cemetery
  • Stalter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Stalter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalter Cemetery
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskin Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Muqbra Muslim Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Red Bud Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Bud Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Star Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Star Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Cemetery
    • Golden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Golden Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Akron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Akron Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
    • Mulvane Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Udall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Udall Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Douglass Cemetery.

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

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 Douglass Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Atlanta
  • Augusta
  • Derby
  • Mulvane
  • Udall
    • Udall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Douglass Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Udall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall

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 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 Douglass Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Douglass Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #92302

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475028  (Douglass Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475028 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gordon
      • Location given for Douglass Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5119644     Lon: -96.9978142
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglass 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.