A visit to the Gaskill 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 Gaskill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gaskill Cemetery (FG ID #92527).
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 Gaskill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaskill Cemetery:
39.9301, -97.1174
The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the south southeast of the Gaskill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaskill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gaskill Cemetery ...
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.
Gaskill Cemetery has also been known as:
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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Gaskill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaskill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Cliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrowville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larabee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brethren Merkey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spenceville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Haddam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canfil Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaskill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haddam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lanham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lanham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mahaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Narka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Linn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jansen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Odell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Gaskill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Gaskill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Diller
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Hanover
- Hollenberg
- Jansen
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Narka
- Odell
- Palmer
- Steele City
- Washington
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 Gaskill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Gaskill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92527
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472643 (Gasket Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472643 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington NE
- Location given for Gasket Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9300039 Lon: -97.1175317
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaskill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |