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A visit to the HalfDay 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 HalfDay Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.1595°   (39° 9' 34")

Lon:   -95.7144°   (-95° 42' 51")

The HalfDay Cemetery is located in Shawnee County<1>.

The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the south southeast of the HalfDay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the HalfDay Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Boys Industrial School Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boys Industrial School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boys Industrial School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boys Industrial School Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoyt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Steward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Security Benefit Association Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Security Benefit Association Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Security Benefit Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Security Benefit Association Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the HalfDay Cemetery.

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

  • Kiro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Topeka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoyt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
    • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <6>
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <6>
  • Topeka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Meriden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
  • Grantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
  • Tecumseh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
  • Rock Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
    • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spencer
      • From the HalfDay Cemetery to Spencer
    • Lake Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale South
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From the HalfDay Cemetery to Hilldale
    • West Shore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Rossville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <6>
    • Willard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Pauline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Indian Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
      • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Cullen Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
    • Watson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From the HalfDay Cemetery to Watson
    • Newman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newman
      • From the HalfDay Cemetery to Newman
    • Ozawkie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Delia
      (14 miles [22.5 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 HalfDay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The HalfDay 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 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 HalfDay 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 HalfDay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #478463  (Halfday Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #478463 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: Elmont
    • County: Shawnee         Elev: 318
    • Location given for GNIS #478463 (Halfday Cemetery)

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

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 Shawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 HalfDay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1595, Longitude: -95.7144    
<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.




 

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