A visit to the Holmes 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 Holmes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Cemetery:
38.1411, -94.6872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies just to the west of the Holmes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasanton Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton Cemetery
- Battlefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Battlefield Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield Cemetery
- Littell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Littell Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Family Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Prescott.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986369 <5>
- Hume Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trading Post Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linnville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Linnville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville Cemetery
- Woofin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woofin Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofin Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osaga Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Osaga Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaga Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Boicourt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Amoret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- New Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Critzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mapleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Stotesbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- La Cygne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Nyhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Devon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Metz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Linn Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Blue Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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 Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Foster
- Hume
- Hume lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Holmes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- La Cygne
- Mapleton
- Merwin
- Metz
- Metz lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Holmes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Mound City
- Pleasanton
- Rich Hill
- Richards
- Worland
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 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 Holmes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Holmes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477921 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477921 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasanton
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1411403 Lon: -94.6871801
- 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 Linn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes 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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