A visit to the Elevation 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 Elevation Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elevation Cemetery:
38.9833, -95.7617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elevation Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the northeast of the Elevation Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elevation Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elevation Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elevation Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mission Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Somervell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Pen Well - Gabel Cemetery
- Penwell Gabel Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93016 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vawter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <5>
- Topeka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Topeka Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <5>
- Valencia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elevation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elevation Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cullen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Topeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Topeka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Scranton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Elevation 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 Elevation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Grantville
- Rossville
- Scranton
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Elevation 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 Elevation Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479062 (Elevation Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479062 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: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Elevation Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9833347 Lon: -95.7616507
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elevation 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. |