A visit to the Girard 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 Girard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Girard Cemetery:
37.5002, -94.8533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Girard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Girard Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Girard. Girard lies just to the northeast of the Girard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Girard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Girard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Girard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Union Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- Spangler Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Iowa Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage Brethren Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Brethren Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Pittsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93263 <5>
- Osage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Dietz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Garden of Memories
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92519 <5>
- Englevale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Englevale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale Cemetery
- Farlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Farlington Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlington Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Frontenac Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Frontenac Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Girard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Girard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Girard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Radley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Ringo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Capaldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Brazilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Arma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Englevale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Klendike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Fox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Curranville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Hepler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
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 Girard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Girard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arma
- Arma lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Girard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Farlington
- Frontenac
- Girard
- Hepler
- Pittsburg
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 helpful 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 Girard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Girard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469731 (Girard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469731 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Girard
- Location given for Girard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5006045 Lon: -94.8535773
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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' (or 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- Girard 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> | 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. |