A visit to the Kansas Veterans Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kansas Veterans Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kansas Veterans Cemetery (FG ID #2295226).
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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kansas Veterans Cemetery:
39.1360, -96.6844
The Kansas Veterans Cemetery is located in Riley County<2>.
The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies just to the northeast of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Ogden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eureka Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thierer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houston Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shanks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Vinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Vinton Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton Cemetery
- Sedalia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Humboldt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Valley View Memorial Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Branscom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscom Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Ogden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eureka Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Keats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview Plaza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zeandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wreford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kansas Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leonardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bala
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Riley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Dwight
- Dwight lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dwight.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Junction City
- Leonardville
- Manhattan
- Milford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Saint George
- Wamego
- Wamego lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wamego.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
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 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Riley 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2295226
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kansas Veterans 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |