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A visit to the Gorham 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 Gorham Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gorham 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 Gorham Cemetery

Lat:   38.8787°   (38° 52' 43")

Lon:   -99.0388°   (-99° 2' 19")

The Gorham Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.

The county seat for Russell County is located in Russell. Russell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Gorham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Gorham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • St. Fidelis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Fidelis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Fidelis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • St. George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Ellis County
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Winterset Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winterset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairport Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairport Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Milberger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milberger Cemetery
      • The Milberger Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milberger Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Milberger
    • St. Severin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Severin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Severin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Mt. Allen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasantdale Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantdale Cemetery
      • The Pleasantdale Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Norman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Ft. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Schoenfeld Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoenfeld Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoenfeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schoenfeld Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Michaels Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Russell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gorham Cemetery.

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

  • Gorham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
  • Walker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
  • Victoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Balta ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
    • Balta is located in Russell County
  • Emmeram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
    • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Catharine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Toulon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
  • Munjor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Pfeifer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
  • Milberger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
    • Milberger is located in Russell County
  • Hays
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Galatia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Loretta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Millard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Barton County
    • Bunker Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <6>
    • Schoenchen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Turkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County

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 Gorham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Gorham 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 Gorham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475209  (Gorham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475209 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: Gorham
    • County: Russell         Elev: 586
    • Location given for GNIS #475209 (Gorham 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 Russell, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gorham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8787, Longitude: -99.0388       In this case, the coordinates for the Gorham 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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