A visit to the Dry Creek Cemetery ...
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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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Creek Cemetery
Lat: 38.6409° (38° 38' 27")
Lon: -97.8147° (-97° 48' 52")
The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Saline County<1>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Salina. Salina lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dry Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Dry Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Faun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faun Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Faun Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Marquette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marquette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marquette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Brookville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Terra Cotta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terra Cotta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terra Cotta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Terra Cotta Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Langley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smolan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smolan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smolan Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Excelsior Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Excelsior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Excelsior Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carneiro Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carneiro Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carneiro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carneiro Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Koons Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swenson Gravesite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Falun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marquette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salemsborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smolan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Venango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Terra Cotta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Yankee Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Assaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
- Assaria is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <6>
- Bavaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Dry Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookville
- Kanopolis
- Lindsborg
- Little River
- Marquette
- Salina
- Windom
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Saline County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Dry Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476936 (Dry Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #476936 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: Falun
- County: Saline Elev: 450
- Location given for GNIS #476936 (Dry Creek Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ks.us/
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 Saline, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dry Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6409, Longitude: -97.8147 |
<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. |