A visit to the Gritten 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 Gritten Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gritten Cemetery:
39.9006, -97.8577
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gritten Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gritten Cemetery is located in Republic County<2>.
The county seat for Republic County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Gritten Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gritten Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gritten Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gritten Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Persinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Persinger Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger Cemetery
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Rose Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Mound Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Mound Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Union Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367672 <5>
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
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- Courtland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josaphats Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josaphats Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Webber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Switzers Gap Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Switzers Gap Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzers Gap Cemetery
- Balch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Balch Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gritten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gritten Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- White Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Sherdahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scandia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Formoso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Kackley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Munden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Deshler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
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 Gritten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Republic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gritten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Byron
- Byron lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gritten Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Chester
- Courtland
- Deshler
- Formoso
- Hardy
- Hardy lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gritten Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Jamestown
- Kackley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Munden
- Ruskin
- Scandia
- Superior
- Webber
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 Gritten Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Republic 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 Gritten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472584 (Gritten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472584 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: Republic
- Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Republic
- Location given for Gritten Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9005659 Lon: -97.8580989
- 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 Republic, 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 from Point A (ie- Gritten 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. |