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A visit to the Economy 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 Economy Cemetery ...

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

37.7659, -96.7346

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Economy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the west northwest of the Economy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Economy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Economy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sherman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Quito Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito Cemetery
  • Pontiac Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <5>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Leon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
  • Belle Vista Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vista Cemetery
  • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
    • Brownlow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Butts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Economy Cemetery.

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

  • Pontiac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
  • Rosalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • El Dorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickrell Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
  • Keighley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Haverhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Midian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Midian is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
  • Augusta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Beaumont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hopkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Towanda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Bloomington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Reece
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Reece is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
    • Aikman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
    • Latham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • De Graff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Ivanpah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Clay Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
    • Gordon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Smileyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville

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 Economy 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 Economy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Augusta
  • El Dorado
  • Latham
    • Latham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Economy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Potwin
  • Reece
  • Rosalia
  • Towanda

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Economy 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 Economy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474605  (Economy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474605 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: 441 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pontiac
      • Location given for Economy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7661299     Lon: -96.7347482
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Economy 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.