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. 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 Fancy Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fancy Creek Cemetery:
39.4667, -96.9967
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Goshen Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Central Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Central Cemetery
- 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)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lasita Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- May Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The May Day Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of May Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92988 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Garfield Center Mission Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
- 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)
- The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
- The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93635 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Palmer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158532 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Leonardville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92259 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- 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)
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)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- May Day
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Winkler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Kimeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Garfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Clay Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Leonardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Bala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Chepstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Riley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <6>
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
- Randolph
- 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 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 Fancy Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Fancy Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476045 (Fancy Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476045 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lasita
- Location given for Fancy Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.466943 Lon: -96.9972386
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fancy Creek 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. |