A visit to the Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gandy Cemetery:
37.0670, -94.6920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gandy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Gandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quaker Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Quaker Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Valley Cemetery
- Faith Community Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galena City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1788896 <5>
- Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Usrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Usrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usrey Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Pence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Ferris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs Cemetery
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91992 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ritchie Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Timberhill Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- The Messer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring River Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93033 <5>
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- South Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- Baxter Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Baxter Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Empire City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Commonwealth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Quaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Neutral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Loma Linda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Iron Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Klondike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Badger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Cravensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Grand Falls Plaza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- West Joplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Treece
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Picher ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quapaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Shoal Creek Drive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Joplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Thoms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
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 Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter Springs
- Empire City
- Galena
- Joplin
- Picher - Historic
- Quapaw
- Treece
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 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 Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2056977 (Gandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2056977 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: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter Springs
- Location given for Gandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.067285 Lon: -94.6916164
- 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 '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- Gandy 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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