A visit to the Excelsior 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 Excelsior Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Excelsior Cemetery:
38.4638, -97.8525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Excelsior Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Excelsior Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.
The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Excelsior Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Excelsior Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Excelsior Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Excelsior Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Windom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Windom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom Cemetery
- Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- Marquette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monitor Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Groveland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Groveland Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Cemetery
- Crestwood Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Koons Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Elmwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
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 Excelsior Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Excelsior Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Marquette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- McPherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Venango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Falun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yankee Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Inman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Galva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Salemsborg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Saxman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
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 Excelsior 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 Excelsior Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galva
- Galva lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Excelsior Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Geneseo
- Lindsborg
- Little River
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Excelsior Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Marquette
- McPherson
- Saxman
- Windom
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Excelsior 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 Excelsior Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #475699 (Excelsior Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475699 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: 473 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windom NE
- Location given for Excelsior Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4638974 Lon: -97.8525465
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Excelsior 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. |