A visit to the Greeley County 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 Greeley County Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greeley County Cemetery (FG ID #92577).
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 Greeley County Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greeley County Cemetery:
38.4589, -101.7531
The Greeley County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tribune.
The cemetery is located in Greeley County<2>.
The county seat for Greeley County is located in Tribune. Tribune lies just to the north of the Greeley County Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greeley County Cemetery.
Name Variations for Greeley County Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Greeley County Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Greeley County Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greeley County Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- G.A.R. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
- Pearl Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Towner Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery
- Car wood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Car wood Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Car wood Cemetery
- Stockholm Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loti Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Loti Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loti Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dinas Community Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coronado Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- The Coronado Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Cemetery
- Zion Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weskan Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan Lake Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheridan Lake Cemetery is located in Kiowa County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Greeley County Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greeley County Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tribune
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horace is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kanco ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leoti
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coronado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marienthal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marienthal is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
- Sheridan Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Greeley County Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greeley County Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coronado
- Horace
- Leoti
- Selkirk - Historic
- Tribune
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 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 Greeley County Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Greeley 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 Greeley County Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92577
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471492 (Greely County Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471492 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: Greeley
- Est. Elev: 1099 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tribune
- Location given for Greely County Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4591824 Lon: -101.7532278
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greeley County 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. |