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A visit to the Fontana Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fontana Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fontana Cemetery (FG ID #1686435)

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 Fontana Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.4317°   (38° 25' 54")

Lon:   -94.8447°   (-94° 50' 40")

The Fontana Cemetery is located in Miami County<2>.

The county seat for Miami County is located in Paola. Paola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Fontana Cemetery .

Establishment of the Fontana Cemetery ...

The Fontana Cemetery was established in December 1939.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Whiteford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Debrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Debrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Debrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Debrick Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Beagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beagle Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Cadmus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cadmus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cadmus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cadmus Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • New Lancaster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Frank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frank Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Elmdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmdale Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Lessenden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lessenden Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Osawatomie State Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osawatomie State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osawatomie State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osawatomie State Hospital Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Mound Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Miami Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miami Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miami Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miami Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Osawatomie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osawatomie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osawatomie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osawatomie Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jingo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Miami County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fontana Cemetery.

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

  • Fontana
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Block
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cadmus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • La Cygne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
    • La Cygne is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <7>
  • Osawatomie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Linn Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jingo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Parker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Goodrich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Lane has also been known as:
      • Lane City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <7>
    • Boicourt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Merwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Drexel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <7>
    • Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stanton
      • From the Fontana Cemetery to Stanton
    • Amsterdam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <7>
    • Greeley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <7>
    • Hillsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Louisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
      • Former name for Louisburg:
      • New Saint Lewis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <7>
    • Rantoul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chiles
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Fontana Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fontana 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 Fontana Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2574871  (Fontana Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2574871 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: Fontana
    • County: Miami         Elev: 284
    • Location given for GNIS #2574871 (Fontana Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1686435

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.ks.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Miami, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fontana Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4317, Longitude: -94.8447    
<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 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.
<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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