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A visit to the Jennings 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 Jennings Cemetery ...

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

39.6825, -100.3054

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

The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jennings Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jennings Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Jennings Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jennings Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
  • Allison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Clayton.
  • Gettis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettis Cemetery
  • Kanona Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona Cemetery
  • Adell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Adell Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell Cemetery
  • Shibboleth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shibboleth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibboleth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shibboleth Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Selden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93774 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
  • Lucerne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Lucerne Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
    • Oberlin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
    • Edwards Maple Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Maple Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
    • Selden Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Selden Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
    • Lenora South Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora South Cemetery
    • Lenora East Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora East Cemetery
    • Oronoque Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oronoque Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jennings Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jennings Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Jennings
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Dresden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Kanona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Leoville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Norcatur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Dellvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Oberlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oronoque
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Selden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Lyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle

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 Jennings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jennings Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Danbury
  • Edmond
  • Herndon
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Jennings Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Jennings
  • Lebanon
  • Lenora
    • Lenora lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Jennings Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
  • Morland
  • Norcatur
  • Norton
    • Norton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jennings Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Oberlin
  • Oronoque
  • Selden

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 Jennings Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Decatur 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 Jennings Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471076  (Jennings Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471076 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: Decatur
      • Est. Elev: 774 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jennings
      • Location given for Jennings Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6825042     Lon: -100.3054171
      • 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 Decatur, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jennings 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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