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A visit to the Garden of Memories ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Garden of Memories. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garden of Memories (FG ID #92519)

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 Garden of Memories ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories

Lat:   37.5078°   (37° 30' 28")

Lon:   -94.7061°   (-94° 42' 21")

The Garden of Memories is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Girard. Girard lies just to the west of the Garden of Memories .

Name Variations for Garden of Memories ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Garden of Memories has also been known as:

  • Garden of Memories Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.

  • Shirley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Union Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Frontenac Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frontenac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frontenac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frontenac Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Smilie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smilie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smilie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smilie Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Englevale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Englevale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Yale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yale Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dietz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dietz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dietz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dietz Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Mindenmines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mindenmines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mindenmines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mindenmines Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McGonigle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGonigle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Girard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Girard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • West Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Highland Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Farlington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farlington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farlington Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Meyers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meyers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Leroy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Old Arcadia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Arcadia Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Crawford County
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Crawford County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.

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 Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Garden of Memories:

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 Garden of Memories:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475152  (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475152 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: Arma
    • County: Crawford         Elev: 291
    • Location given for GNIS #475152 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #92519

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/

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 Crawford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden of Memories. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5078, Longitude: -94.7061    
<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>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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