A visit to the Dwight 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 Dwight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dwight Cemetery:
38.8634, -96.5922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dwight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dwight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dwight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dwight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Swartz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
- Upper Humboldt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Alta Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94036 <5>
- Parker - Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey - Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- East Templin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery
- West Templin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bemoan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bemoan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemoan Cemetery
- Humboldt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
- Rosey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Salchow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Salchow Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salchow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dwight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dwight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dwight
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Alta Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Downing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Council Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
- Grandview Plaza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Wreford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Latimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Wilsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Helmick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Delavan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lyona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Eureka Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
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 Dwight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dwight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dwight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alta Vista
- Council Grove
- Dwight
- Junction City
- Latimer
- Manhattan
- Ogden
- Parkerville
- White City
- Wilsey
- Woodbine
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 Dwight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 Dwight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476900 (Dwight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476900 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dwight
- Location given for Dwight Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8636137 Lon: -96.5927816
- 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 Morris, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dwight 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. |