A visit to the Lakin 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 Lakin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lakin Cemetery (FG ID #92848).
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 Lakin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lakin Cemetery:
37.9524, -101.2482
The Lakin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lakin.
The cemetery is located in Kearny County<2>.
The county seat for Kearny County is located in Lakin. Lakin lies just to the southwest of the Lakin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lakin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Lakin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lakin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Deer Field Cemetery is located in Kearny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Field Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Toper Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kaye Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Menno Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lydia Methodist Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goldamer Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hulpieu Homestead Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shockey Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Shockey Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockey Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ebenfleur Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- The Ulysses Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Syracuse Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canaan Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Lakin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lakin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holcomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rodkey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kendall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kendall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ulysses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Friend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 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 Lakin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kearny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lakin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Garden City
- Holcomb
- Kendall
- Lakin
- Syracuse
- Ulysses
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 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 Lakin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Kearny 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 Lakin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92848
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471597 (Lakin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471597 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: Kearny
- Est. Elev: 924 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deerfield
- Location given for Lakin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9522419 Lon: -101.2482253
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kearny, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakin 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. |