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A visit to the Kansas Veterans' 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 Kansas Veterans' Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kansas Veterans' 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 Kansas Veterans' Cemetery

Lat:   37.7314°   (37° 43' 53")

Lon:   -99.9304°   (-99° 55' 49")

The Kansas Veterans' Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Dodge City. Dodge City lies just to the west northwest of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Vale Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Greencrest Memorial Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greencrest Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greencrest Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greencrest Memorial Garden is located in Ford County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ the King Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Ford Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Silent Land Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent Land Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Ridenour Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridenour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridenour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gray County
  • Bloom Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Ford County
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    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Jetmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93694 <5>
    • Sodville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sodville Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Ensign Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ensign Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ensign Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Wilburn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Bucklin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The Old St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Cave Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cave Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wilroads Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
    • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
  • Fort Dodge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
    • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
  • Wilroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
    • Wilroads is located in Ford County
  • Wright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Ford County
  • Dodge City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <7>
  • Spearville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
    • Spearville is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Howell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Ford County
  • Bloom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Bloom is located in Ford County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Windhorst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
      • Windhorst is located in Ford County
    • Windthorst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
      • Windthorst is located in Ford County
    • Ensign
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
      • Ensign is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Wettick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wettick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wettick
      • Wettick is located in Gray County
    • Minneola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bucklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
      • Bucklin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <7>

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 Kansas Veterans' Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bloom
    • Bloom lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bloom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Bucklin
  • Cimarron
  • Dodge City
  • Ensign
    • Ensign lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ensign.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
  • Ford
    • Ford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Fort Dodge
  • Hanston
    • Hanston lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
  • Ingalls
    • Ingalls lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ingalls.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Minneola
    • Montezuma
    • Mullinville
    • Offerle
      • Offerle lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Offerle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Spearville

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 Kansas Veterans' Cemetery:

The official website for Ford County: www.fordcounty.net/

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 Ford, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7314, Longitude: -99.9304       In this case, the coordinates for the Kansas Veterans' 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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