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A visit to the Fancy 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fancy Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fancy Creek Cemetery

Lat:   39.4667°   (39° 28' 0")

Lon:   -96.9967°   (-96° 59' 48")

The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fancy Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fancy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brethren in Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren in Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren in Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brethren in Christ Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Goshen Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Central Cemetery
    • The Goshen Central Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • The Goshen Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Central Cemetery
    • Schaubel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92173 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Center Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Mission Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Lasita Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • May Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Day Cemetery
    • The May Day Cemetery is located in Riley County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of May Day.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92988 <5>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
    • The Garfield Center Mission Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • The Garfield Center Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mission Covenant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440814 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
    • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Palmer.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158532 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Crooked Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fancy Creek Church Cemetery
      • Zion UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225966 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268819 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fancy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lasita ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
    • Lasita is located in Riley County
  • May Day
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
    • May Day is located in Riley County
  • Oscar ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
    • Oscar is located in Clay County
  • Winkler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Winkler is located in Riley County
  • Kimeo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
    • Kimeo is located in Washington County
  • Garfield Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
    • Garfield Center is located in Clay County
  • Clay Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Broughton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
  • Leonardville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
    • Leonardville is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Leonardville has also been known as:
    • Leonard
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <7>
  • Morganville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Morganville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Morganville has also been known as:
    • Morgantown
  • Bala
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
    • Bala is located in Riley County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Walsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Chepstow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Palmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Riley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <7>
    • Linn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <7>
    • Idana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Ladysmith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Clifton has also been known as:
      • West Clifton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <7>

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 Fancy Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fancy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bala
    • Bala lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
  • Clay Center
  • Green
  • Greenleaf
  • Idana
    • Idana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Idana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
  • Leonardville
  • Linn
    • Linn lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Morganville
  • Palmer
    • Palmer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Randolph
  • Riley
    • Riley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley

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 Fancy Creek Cemetery:

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 Fancy Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #476045  (Fancy Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #476045 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lasita
    • County: Clay         Elev: 400
    • Location given for GNIS #476045 (Fancy Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fancy Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4667, Longitude: -96.9967       In this case, the coordinates for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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