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A visit to the Leland 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 Leland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leland Cemetery:

39.2254, -100.0156

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Leland Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Leland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Leland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
  • Saline Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Morland Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Penokee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee Cemetery
  • Bethel Christian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Studley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Studley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Hill City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
    • Baker Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
    • Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakeeney City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wakeeney City Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeeney City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeeney City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
      • The Wakeeney City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wakeeney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <5>
    • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
      • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wakeeney Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <5>
    • Christ the King Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130337 <5>
    • Morlan Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Leland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leland Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Saint Peter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Penokee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
  • Morland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Studley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Studley is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Collyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • WaKeeney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Quinter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Smithfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Ogallah
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Roscoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roscoe is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Damar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Trego
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Trego is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
      • Trego has also been known as:
      • Trego Center
      • Trego Tank
    • Palco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Nicodemus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoxie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
    • Grainfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lenora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison

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 Leland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Bogue
    • Bogue lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Leland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
  • Collyer
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Leland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Grainfield
  • Hill City
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Leland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Lenora
  • Morland
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Leland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Graham 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 Leland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471329  (Leland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471329 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: Graham
      • Est. Elev: 774 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Peter
      • Location given for Leland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2255609     Lon: -100.0154046
      • 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 Graham, 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 from Point A (ie- Leland 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.