A visit to the Eureka 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 Eureka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery:
38.5765, -97.4550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eureka Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.
The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Eureka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eureka Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Eureka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valley View Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Swenson Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friedenstal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friedenstal Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenstal Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smoky Hill Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hill Cemetery
- The Smoky Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kentucky Creek Cemetery
- Gypsum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeport Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeport.
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Husted Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185179 <5>
- Oakes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pankratz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pankratz Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pankratz Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Koons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- The Koons Cemetery has also been known as:
- Koon Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canton Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Canton Twp. Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Twp. Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Township Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner 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 Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Hallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Assaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lindsborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mentor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Kipp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Galva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Salemsborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Lehigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Tampa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Falun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McPherson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Salina
(19 miles [30.6 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 Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlton
- Dillon
- Durham
- Galva
- Galva lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Eureka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Hillsboro
- Lindsborg
- Marquette
- McPherson
- Salina
- Tampa
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 helpful 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to McPherson 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477102 (Eureka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477102 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: McPherson
- Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Kahola
- Location given for Eureka Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5763988 Lon: -96.4550025
- 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 McPherson, 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- Eureka 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. |
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