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A visit to the Lydia Methodist 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 Lydia Methodist Cemetery ...

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

38.2645, -101.2399

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

The Lydia Methodist Cemetery is located in Wichita County<2>.

The county seat for Wichita County is located in Leoti. Leoti lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Lydia Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kaye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kaye Cemetery is located in Kearny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaye Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaye Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Deerfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385487 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Loti Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Loti Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loti Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Coronado Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Coronado Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Cemetery
  • Modoc Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Modoc Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
  • Deerfield Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Kearny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deerfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Deerfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92283 <5>
  • Deer Field Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Deer Field Cemetery is located in Kearny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Field Cemetery
  • Lakin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lakin Cemetery is located in Kearny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lakin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92848 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Scott County Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scott County Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott County Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
    • Toper Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Toper Cemetery is located in Finney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toper Cemetery
      • The Toper Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jewish Cemetery
      • Topper Cemetery
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
    • St. Theresa Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
    • Hulpieu Homestead Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Kearny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartland Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Lakin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92652 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.

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

  • Coronado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coronado is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado
  • Marienthal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marienthal is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
  • Leoti
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leoti is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <6>
  • Friend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Friend is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Modoc
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Modoc is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Deerfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station
  • Lakin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
  • Holcomb
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendall
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Garden City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pence
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pence is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence

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 Lydia Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wichita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Coronado
  • Garden City
  • Holcomb
  • Kendall
  • Lakin
    • Lakin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lakin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin
  • Leoti
    • Leoti lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leoti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
  • Pence
    • Pence lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lydia Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pence.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
  • Scott City
  • Selkirk - Historic

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 Lydia Methodist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Wichita 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 Lydia Methodist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2084861  (Lydia Methodist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084861 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: Wichita
      • Est. Elev: 980 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Modoc SW
      • Location given for Lydia Methodist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2645     Lon: -101.2402
      • 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 Wichita, 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- Lydia Methodist 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.