A visit to the Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek Cemetery ...
The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cheyenne Cemetery
- The Cheyenne Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Cemetery
- Delhi Cemetery
- Excelsior Cemetery
- The Excelsior Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Iowa Cemetery
- The Iowa Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
- Luray Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Pottersburg Cemetery
- Potterville Cemetery
- The Potterville Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Rose Valley Cemetery
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
- Rosette Cemetery
- The Rosette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosette Cemetery
- Round Springs Cemetery
- The Round Springs Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Springs Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Spillman Cemetery
- The Spillman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman Cemetery
- Trail Creek Cemetery
- The Trail Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Elm Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnard
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Beloit
- Bloomington
- Blue Hill
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Bunker Hill
- Cawker City
- Denmark
- Dispatch
- Dorrance
- Downs
- Glen Elder
- Hunter
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lincoln Center
- Lucas
- Luray
- Milo
- Osborne
- Paradise
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Portis
- Quartzite
- Sylvan Grove
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
- Sylvan Grove Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <4>
- Tipton
- Waldo
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 Elm Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elm Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Bunker Hill
- Cawker City
- Dorrance
- Downs
- Glen Elder
- Lincoln Center
- Lucas
- Luray
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Osborne
- Paradise
- Portis
- Sylvan Grove
- Waldo
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 Elm Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Elm Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472479 (Elm Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472479 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 495 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hunter
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |