A visit to the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens ...
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 Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens:
38.8980, -99.3802
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens is located in Ellis County<2>.
The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies just to the east southeast of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- Mt. Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyacinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Catharina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Andrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Severin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severin Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Ellis.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973480 <5>
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fidelis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cordial Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Yocemento
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hog Back
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Antonino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Toulon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Munjor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Catharine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Schoenchen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Emmeram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Turkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Liebenthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Pfeifer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Gorham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ogallah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Loretta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
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 Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Codell
- Codell lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Codell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Ellis
- Ellis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Hays
- Hays lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- La Crosse
- McCracken
- Ogallah
- Plainville
- Victoria
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 Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Ellis 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 Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #475179 (Fort Hays Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475179 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: Ellis
- Est. Elev: 615 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yocemento
- Location given for Fort Hays Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.8972336 Lon: -99.3809388
- 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 Ellis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens) 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. |