A visit to the Green Mound 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 Green Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Mound Cemetery
Lat: 39.2791° (39° 16' 44")
Lon: -99.5119° (-99° 30' 42")
The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County<1>.
The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Green Mound Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Green Mound Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palco Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Zurich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zurich Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zurich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zurich Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Redline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redline Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Samuels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Nicodemus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Wildhorse Township Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morlan Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hobart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Webster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plainville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fagan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Slate Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Mound Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Mound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Twin Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- McFarland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Conger Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conger Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Codell.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Green Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Damar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Nicodemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
- Nicodemus is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <6>
- Bogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Codell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Hill City is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <6>
- Roscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roscoe
- From the Green Mound Cemetery to Roscoe
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogallah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hog Back
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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 Green Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogue
- Bogue lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Green Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Codell
- Densmore
- Ellis
- Hill City
- Logan
- Natoma
- Nicodemus
- Ogallah
- Palco
- Palco lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Green Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Plainville
- Roscoe
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Stockton
- WaKeeney
- Woodston
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 Green Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Rooks County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Green Mound Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Green Mound Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472367 (Green Mound Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #472367 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: Palco
- County: Rooks Elev: 642
- Location given for GNIS #472367 (Green Mound Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rooks County: www.rookscounty.net/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Green Mound Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2791, Longitude: -99.5119 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |