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A visit to the Kanona 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 Kanona Cemetery ...

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

39.8131, -100.3954

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

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

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies just to the west of the Kanona Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kanona Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Kanona Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vallonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber Cemetery
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Maple Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
  • Redman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Shibboleth Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Danbury - Marion Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Traer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
    • Wray Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
      • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
      • Deal Cemetery
      • Watton Cemetery
    • Wotton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wotton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kanona Cemetery.

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

  • Kanona
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Oberlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jennings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Norcatur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Dresden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Danbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
  • Leoville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Traer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
    • Dellvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
    • Oronoque
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
    • Selden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Selden is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Herndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 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 Kanona 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 Kanona Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kanona 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 Kanona Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471019  (Kanona Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471019 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: 825 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kanona
      • Location given for Kanona Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.8130606     Lon: -100.39542
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kanona 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.