A visit to the Gettis 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 Gettis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gettis Cemetery:
39.6811, -100.1334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gettis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County<2>.
The county seat for Norton County is located in Norton. Norton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gettis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Gettis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gettis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Clayton.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Lenora South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora South Cemetery
- Lenora East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora East Cemetery
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Gem Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Gem Cemetery
- Oronoque Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oronoque Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque Cemetery
- Norcatur Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
- Big Timber Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Lucerne Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Lucerne Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Modell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Modell Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modell Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Adell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Adell Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- South Star Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The South Star Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Star Cemetery
- Kanona Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gettis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gettis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dellvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Oronoque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Allison ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Norcatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kanona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kanona is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Leoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Lyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lyle is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Densmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Studley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
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 Gettis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gettis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allison - Historic
- Almena
- Densmore
- Edmond
- Hill City
- Jennings
- Lebanon
- Lenora
- Morland
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Norton
- Oberlin
- Oronoque
- Roscoe
- Selden
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 either 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 Gettis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Norton 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 Gettis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471081 (Gettis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471081 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: Norton
- Est. Elev: 773 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Gettis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6811154 Lon: -100.1331886
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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 Norton, 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- Gettis 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. |