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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. 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 Gorham Cemetery ...

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

38.8787, -99.0388

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • St. Fidelis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fidelis Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Winterset Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairport Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairport Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
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    • Milberger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Milberger Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severin Cemetery
    • Mt. Allen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasantdale Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasantdale Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale Cemetery
    • Norman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Ft. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Schoenfeld Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Schoenfeld Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenfeld Cemetery
    • Michaels Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery

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)
  • Walker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Victoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Balta ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Balta is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
  • Emmeram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Catharine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Toulon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Munjor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
  • Pfeifer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
  • Milberger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milberger is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
  • Hays
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • 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)
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Loretta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Millard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Millard is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Bunker Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Schoenchen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Turkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville

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 like to start with 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 Gorham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Russell 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 Gorham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475209  (Gorham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475209 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: Russell
      • Est. Elev: 586 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gorham
      • Location given for Gorham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.8786228     Lon: -99.038981
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gorham 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.