A visit to the Fly 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 Fly Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fly Creek Cemetery:
37.0895, -94.9847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fly Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fly Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fly Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fly Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fly Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fly Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Spickelmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spickelmire Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickelmire Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
- Tibbets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tibbets Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbets Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McKee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Russell Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Friendship Friends Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgmand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgmand Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgmand Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fly Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fly Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Faulkner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Mill Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Keelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Chetopa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Sherwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Hallowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Cravensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Treece
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Neutral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Picher ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Stippville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stippville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stippville
- Turck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turck is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turck
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- North Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Baxter Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Skidmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Mackie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- West Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Fly Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fly Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Commerce
- Hallowell
- Oswego
- Picher - Historic
- Treece
- West Mineral
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 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 Fly Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Fly Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469269 (Fly Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469269 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melrose
- Location given for Fly Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0897883 Lon: -94.9849589
- 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fly 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. |
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