A visit to the Lerado 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 Lerado Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lerado Cemetery (FG ID #92880).
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 Lerado Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lerado Cemetery:
37.7823, -98.2818
The Lerado Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Langdon.
The cemetery is located in Reno County<3>.
The county seat for Reno County is located in Hutchinson. Hutchinson lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of the Lerado Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lerado Cemetery.
Establishment of the Lerado Cemetery ...
The Lerado Cemetery was established in 1885.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Lerado Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lerado Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sego Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sego Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego Cemetery
- Bainum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Langdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Langdon Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Langdon Cemetery
- Turin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turin Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin Cemetery
- Hoosier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Neola Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schooley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rural Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Twp. Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Twp. Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Pleven Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Pleven Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleven Cemetery
- Hazen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- Sylvia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sylvia Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lerado Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lerado Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lerado
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Penalosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Former name for Turon:
- Pioneer City
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pretty Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sylvia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Alameda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charters Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Lerado Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Reno County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lerado Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbyville
- Arlington
- Cunningham
- Kingman
- Lerado
- Partridge
- Penalosa
- Plevna
- Pretty Prairie
- Stafford
- Sylvia
- Turon
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 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 Lerado Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Reno 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 Lerado Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92880
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473776 (Lerado Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473776 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: Reno
- Est. Elev: 510 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Langdon
- Location given for Lerado Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7822383 Lon: -98.2814576
- 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> | 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- Lerado Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Reno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |