A visit to the Dover 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 Dover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dover Cemetery:
38.9577, -95.9363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dover Cemetery is located in Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Dover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keene Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Valencia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Center Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Center Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Burlingame.
- The Prairie Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1740047 <5>
- Mission View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mission View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission View Cemetery
- Elevation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- Mission Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Eskridge Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Somervell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93131 <5>
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rossville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Rossville Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
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]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Maple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Harveyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Vera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Cullen Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Kiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pauline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Paxico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Berryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- North Topeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- McFarland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 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 Dover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Eskridge
- Paxico
- Rossville
- Saint Marys
- Scranton
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
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 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479048 (Dover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479048 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover
- Location given for Dover Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9575019 Lon: -95.9366553
- 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 Shawnee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dover 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. |