A visit to the Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelso Cemetery:
38.7498, -96.5716
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelso Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelso Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies just to the southeast of the Kelso Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kelso Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Kelso Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelso Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey - Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker - Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swartz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dwight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Council Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92604 <5>
- Bemoan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bemoan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemoan Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Wilsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey Cemetery
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- Alta Vista Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- East Templin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery
- West Templin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Comisky Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Comisky Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comisky Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welcome Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94036 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Kelso Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelso Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Downing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Kelso
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Parkerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Council Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
- Helmick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Alta Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delavan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Latimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Bushong
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Burdick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Hymer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
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 Kelso Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelso Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Alta Vista
- Burdick
- Bushong
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Dwight
- Herington
- Latimer
- Parkerville
- White City
- Wilsey
- Woodbine
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kelso Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 Kelso Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476897 (Kelso Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476897 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council Grove Lake
- Location given for Kelso Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7497276 Lon: -96.5716709
- 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 Morris, 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 from Point A (ie- Kelso 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. |