A visit to the Hesper Friends 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 Hesper Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hesper Friends Cemetery:
38.8982, -95.0627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hesper Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hesper Friends Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hesper Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hesper Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hesper Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hesper Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eudora City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eudora City Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora City Cemetery
- The Eudora City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eudora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92384 <5>
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Cemetery Beni Israel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cemetery Beni Israel is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beni Israel
- Deay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Deay Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deay Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Clearfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clearfield Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Cemetery
- Four Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Vinland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- Mt. Sidney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Cemetery
- Lawrence City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93216 <5>
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Memorial Park
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640724 <5>
- Haskell Indian Nations University - Haskell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Columbia Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbia Cemetery
- Lenape Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hesper Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hesper Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hesper
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Eudora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Noria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Sibleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Baldwin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olathe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Le Loup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Zarah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Tonganoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Hesper Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hesper Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- De Soto
- Edgerton
- Eudora
- Eudora lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hesper Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eudora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Lawrence
- Le Loup
- Linwood
- Olathe
- Tonganoxie
- Wellsville
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 either 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 Hesper Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Hesper Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2510022 (Hesper Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2510022 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eudora
- Location given for Hesper Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.898121 Lon: -95.064786
- 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 Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hesper Friends 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. |
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