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 #92960).
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:
39.0919, -95.0898
The Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Tonganoxie.
The cemetery is located in Leavenworth County<3>.
Adjacent to the Maple Grove Cemetery and just to the east is the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
The county seat for Leavenworth County is located in Leavenworth. Leavenworth lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tonganoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie Cemetery
- Tonganoxie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tonganoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie Cemetery
- Reno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- Impel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Impel Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impel Cemetery
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarcoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Mt. Sidney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Wildhorse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildhorse Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hardy Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hardy Oak Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Oak Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- McLouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McLouth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Lenape Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Eudora City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Soto Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schrimpf Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tonganoxie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Hoge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Basehor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- McLouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wallula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hesper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Leavenworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Eudora
- Lawrence
- Linwood
- McLouth
- Tonganoxie
- Williamstown
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 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 Leavenworth 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: #92960
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478849 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478849 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: Leavenworth
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tonganoxie
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0919463 Lon: -95.0891356
- 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 from Point A (ie- Maple Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Leavenworth, 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. |