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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. 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 Holmes Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.1411°   (38° 8' 27")

Lon:   -94.6872°   (-94° 41' 13")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasanton Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Battlefield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battlefield Cemetery
    • The Battlefield Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Littell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Littell Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holmes Family Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trading Post Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trading Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trading Post Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Linnville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linnville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linnville Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Woofin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woofin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woofin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woofin Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Hays Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Curry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curry Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Osaga Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osaga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osaga Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
    • Barnesville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <6>
  • Prescott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Hume
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Worland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Mound City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnesville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
  • Boicourt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boicourt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
    • Boicourt is located in Linn County
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
  • Foster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Amoret
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
    • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • New Home
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
    • New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Critzer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Critzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mapleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Stotesbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • La Cygne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
      • La Cygne is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <6>
    • Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
    • Nyhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Amsterdam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <6>
    • Devon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County
    • Metz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Linn Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
      • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Blue Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <6>
    • Richards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #477921 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: Pleasanton
    • County: Linn         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #477921 (Holmes Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holmes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1411, Longitude: -94.6872       In this case, the coordinates for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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