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A visit to the East View 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 East View Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.0223°   (39° 1' 20")

Lon:   -95.4862°   (-95° 29' 10")

The East View Cemetery is located in Douglas County<1>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the East View Cemetery .

Name Variations for East View 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.

East View Cemetery has also been known as:

  • East View - Big Springs Cemetery
  • Big Springs 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the East View Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Stull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Borrowed Light Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Bauer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Medina Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Medina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Grantville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old Grantville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grantville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Holliday Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holliday Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Topeka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynn Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the East View Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grover
    • From the East View Cemetery to Grover
  • Stull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
    • Stull is located in Douglas County
  • Spencer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spencer
    • From the East View Cemetery to Spencer
  • Watson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Shawnee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watson
    • From the East View Cemetery to Watson
  • Newman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newman
    • From the East View Cemetery to Newman
  • Lecompton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
    • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <7>
  • Medina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Medina
    • From the East View Cemetery to Medina
  • Grantville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
  • Tecumseh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <7>
  • Kanwaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
    • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
    • Kanwaka has also been known as:
    • Kanawha
    • Kannaka
    • Kanwaca
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Thompsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Berryton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Highland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
    • Hilldale South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
    • North Topeka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Topeka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Buck Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
    • West Shore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 East View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 East View 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 East View Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #478802  (Big Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #478802 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: Perry
    • County: Douglas         Elev: 325
    • Location given for GNIS #478802 (Big Springs Cemetery)

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

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 Douglas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 East View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0223, Longitude: -95.4862    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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