A visit to the Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Grove Cemetery (FG ID #92964).
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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Grove Cemetery:
37.8081, -95.3615
The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Iola. Iola lies just to the north northwest of the Maple Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fussman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evan Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Harpe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ellison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odense Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Odense Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gas City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gas City Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Ard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Elsmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Harpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elsmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rollin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Savonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Moran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bayard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Maple Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Chanute
- Elsmore
- Humboldt
- Iola
- Iola lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- La Harpe
- Moran
- Piqua
- Savonburg
- Stark
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Allen 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92964
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474728 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474728 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: Allen
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iola SE
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8078184 Lon: -95.3616479
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Allen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Grove 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. |