A visit to the Germantown 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 Germantown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Germantown Cemetery (FG ID #92531).
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 Germantown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Germantown Cemetery:
39.8298, -99.0447
The Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Kensington.
The cemetery is located in Smith County<3>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east southeast of the Germantown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Germantown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Germantown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Germantown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cedar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Agra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Matteson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Kirin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Germantown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Germantown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Agra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claudell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Smith Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Naponee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bellaire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Republican City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Womer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stuttgart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Speed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 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 Germantown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Germantown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Germantown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Alma
- Alma lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Germantown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Athol
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Glade
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Naponee
- Phillipsburg
- Portis
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Riverton
- Smith Center
- Speed
- Speed lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Germantown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Speed.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Woodston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Germantown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Germantown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92531
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471947 (Germantown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471947 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kensington
- Location given for Germantown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.829734 Lon: -99.0450843
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Germantown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |