RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Butler County >> Leon CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Leon 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 Leon Cemetery ...

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

37.6781, -96.7876

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

The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Leon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Leon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <5>
  • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
  • Bogle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
  • Quito Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito Cemetery
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
  • Economy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
  • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
    • Belle Vista Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vista Cemetery
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
      • The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cumberland Bible Church Cemetery
      • Little Walnut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92904 <5>
    • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Foster Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
      • The High Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McCabe Cemetery
      • Muddy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92996 <5>
    • Blankenship Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.

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

  • Leon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
  • Pickrell Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
  • Haverhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Keighley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Prospect
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Bloomington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bois d'Arc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
  • El Dorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontiac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Augusta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clay Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clay Center is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Smileyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
    • Latham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Midian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • Beaumont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rosalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Wingate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wingate is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Towanda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Lorena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hopkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins

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 Leon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Leon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Leon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474829  (Leon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474829 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leon
      • Location given for Leon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.678352     Lon: -96.787251
      • 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 Butler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leon 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.