A visit to the Leavenworth National 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 Leavenworth National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leavenworth National Cemetery:
39.2783, -94.8882
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leavenworth National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leavenworth National Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County<2>.
The county seat for Leavenworth County is located in Leavenworth. Leavenworth lies just to the northwest of the Leavenworth National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leavenworth National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Leavenworth National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leavenworth National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Starns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Starns Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns Cemetery
- Starns Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Starns Family Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns Family Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- Little Stranger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dunagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunagan Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leavenworth National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leavenworth National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bain City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stillings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Farley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Waldron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Wallula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Platte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Kickapoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Weatherby Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Jarbalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Lowemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Oak Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
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 Leavenworth National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leavenworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leavenworth National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leavenworth
- Parkville
- Platte City
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Leavenworth National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2060064 (Leavenworth National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2060064 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: Leavenworth
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leavenworth
- Location given for Leavenworth National Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2783 Lon: -94.8882
- 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 Leavenworth, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leavenworth National 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. |