A visit to the Hammond 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 Hammond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hammond Cemetery:
39.5897, -98.7473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hammond Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Hammond Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Hammond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hammond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Twelvemile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Twelvemile Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Gaylord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaylord Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord Cemetery
- Bethany Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
- Crystal Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
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- Osborne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Solomon Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- South Oak Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Custer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Leasburg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- North Oak Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hammond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hammond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harlan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harlan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Portis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Gaylord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Osborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osborne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
- Osborne has also been known as:
- Peru
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <5>
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dispatch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dispatch is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Smith Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellaire is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
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- Claudell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Claudell is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
- Cawker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Woodston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodston is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woodston has also been known as:
- Woodston Saw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <5>
- Kirwin
(20 miles [32.2 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 Hammond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hammond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hammond Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Athol
- Cawker City
- Downs
- Downs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hammond Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Downs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Esbon
- Gaylord
- Glen Elder
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Osborne
- Portis
- Smith Center
- Stockton
- Woodston
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 helpful 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 Hammond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Hammond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472156 (Hammond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472156 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 485 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portis
- Location given for Hammond Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5897332 Lon: -98.7472965
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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 Smith, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hammond 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. |