A visit to the Elgin 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 Elgin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elgin Cemetery:
37.0142, -96.2827
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elgin Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Elgin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elgin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Elgin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elgin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- De Bask Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The De Bask Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bask Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Moore Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Prairie Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Prairie Cemetery
- Robert Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Dale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dale Cemetery
- Boulanger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boulanger Cemetery is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulanger Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- McClarney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClarney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClarney Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Ozro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ozro Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozro Cemetery
- Casement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Casement Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casement Cemetery
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- Denick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Denick Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denick Cemetery
- Grant Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek Cemetery
- The Grant Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baumgarner Cemetery
- Wauneta Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Elcado Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lerado Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lerado Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
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]<3> of the Elgin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elgin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elgin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Chautauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hewins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Gibbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Wauneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Layton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Osro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Whippoorwill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Herd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Bowring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Cedar Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <6>
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Niotaze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
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 Elgin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elgin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Copan
- Foraker
- Hewins
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Elgin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
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 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 Elgin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Elgin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469118 (Elgin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469118 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elgin
- Location given for Elgin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0147736 Lon: -96.2822169
- 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 Chautauqua, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elgin 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. |