A visit to the Halstead 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 Halstead Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Halstead Cemetery (FG ID #92629).
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 Halstead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Halstead Cemetery:
38.0263, -97.4992
The Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County<2>.
The county seat for Harvey County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the east of the Halstead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Halstead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Halstead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Halstead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Halstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kemper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schlender Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlender Cemetery
- Burrton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- First Christian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- West Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The West Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Valley Center Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Center Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center 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 Halstead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Halstead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halstead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Van Arsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGraw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zimmerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Bentley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Burrton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McLains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moundridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Halstead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harvey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Halstead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andale
- Bentley
- Colwich
- Halstead
- Haven
- Haven lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Halstead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haven.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Hesston
- Newton
- Sedgwick
- Valley Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Halstead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Harvey 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 Halstead Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92629
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477996 (Halstead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477996 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: Harvey
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zimmerdale
- Location given for Halstead Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0264002 Lon: -97.499207
- 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 Harvey, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halstead 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. |