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A visit to the First Christian 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 First Christian Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Christian Cemetery

Lat:   38.1890°   (38° 11' 20")

Lon:   -97.5094°   (-97° 30' 33")

The First Christian Cemetery is located in McPherson County<1>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the First Christian Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the First Christian Cemetery.<3>

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

  • West Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Schlender Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schlender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schlender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
  • Garden Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in Harvey County
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meridian Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of God of the First Born Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church of God of the First Born Cemetery is located in Harvey County
  • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Pioneer Cemetery is located in Harvey County
  • Blumenfeld Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Empire Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the First Christian Cemetery.

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

  • Moundridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hesston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
    • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
  • Zimmerdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goessel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
    • Goessel is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Elyria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
    • North Newton is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <6>
  • Paxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Halstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
    • Halstead is located in Harvey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <6>
  • Van Arsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Groveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Galva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
      • Galva is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <6>
    • Buhler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Burrton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McGraw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Walton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Inman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <6>
    • McPherson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
      • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
    • Patterson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McLains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Medora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Medora is located in Reno County

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 First Christian 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 First Christian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Galva
    • Galva lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North (N) of the First Christian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Halstead
  • Hesston
  • McPherson
  • Newton
    • Newton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the First Christian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton

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 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 First Christian 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 First Christian Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477749  (First Christian Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477749 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: Moundridge
    • County: McPherson         Elev: 450
    • Location given for GNIS #477749 (First Christian Cemetery)

The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 First Christian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1890, Longitude: -97.5094    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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