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A visit to the Gem Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Gem Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.4228°   (39° 25' 22")

Lon:   -100.9060°   (-100° 54' 21")

The Gem Cemetery is located in Thomas County<2>.

The county seat for Thomas County is located in Colby. Colby lies just to the west southwest of the Gem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Gem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Mingo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mingo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mingo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Menlo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menlo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Menlo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Rexford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rexford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rexford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rexford Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Summers Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summers Twp. Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Hawkeye Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkeye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Chardon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chardon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chardon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chardon Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ilion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ilion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ilion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ilion Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Oakley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakley Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Selden Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Selden Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Achilles Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Achilles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Achilles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Monument Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monument Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Bassettville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassettville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Gem Cemetery.

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

  • Gem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Colby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <6>
  • Rexford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Menlo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Spica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
  • Levant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
    • Levant is located in Thomas County
  • Selden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Oakley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Monument
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Monument is located in Logan County
  • Grinnell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
  • Hoxie
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
  • Brewster
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Page City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
      • Page City is located in Logan County
    • Leoville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Rawlins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <6>
    • Dresden
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Gem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thomas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gem 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 Gem Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471207  (Lacey Township Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471207 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: Gem
    • County: Thomas         Elev: 943
    • Location given for GNIS #471207 (Lacey Township Cemetery)

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

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 Thomas, 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 obstructions 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 Gem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4228, Longitude: -100.9060       In this case, the coordinates for the Gem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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