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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brethren Merkey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brethren Merkey Cemetery (FG ID #2197481)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brethren Merkey Cemetery

Lat:   39.8153°   (39° 48' 55")

Lon:   -97.0410°   (-97° 2' 27")

The cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

As an estimate, the Brethren Merkey Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Washington.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the west northwest of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery .

Establishment of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...

The Brethren Merkey Cemetery was established in 1883.

Name Variations for Brethren Merkey Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Brethren Merkey Cemetery.

Brethren Merkey Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Merkey Cemetery
  • Markey Cemetery
  • Merkley Brethren Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Washington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brethren Merkey Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brethren Merkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Washington
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenleaf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
    • Morrowville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Linn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County
    • Hanover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
    • Barnes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollenberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Palmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Bremen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
    • Haddam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Chepstow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepstow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Lanham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
        • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Lanham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
        • Lanham is located in Washington County
      • Steele City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
        • Steele City is located in Jefferson County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <4>
      • Waterville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Endicott
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
        • Endicott is located in Jefferson County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
      • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
        • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Odell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
        • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
      • Thompson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Mahaska
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
        • Mahaska is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

    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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Diller
      • Diller lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diller.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
    • Endicott
    • Greenleaf
    • Haddam
      • Haddam lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haddam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
    • Hanover
      • Hanover lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanover.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hollenberg
    • Linn
      • Linn lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
    • Marysville
    • Odell
      • Odell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Palmer
      • Palmer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Steele City
    • Washington

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brethren Merkey Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Washington Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959629 <1>
    • Emmons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Jesus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Jesus Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Mt. Jesus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. James Cemetery
      • Mt. Jesus Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Jesus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93136 <1>
    • Friends Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Enosdale Cemetery
      • Friends Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92504 <1>
    • Coleman Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Coleman Twp. Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Coleman Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beeson Cemetery
      • Belson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364010 <1>
    • St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaskill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Gaskill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gasket Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92527 <1>
    • Morrowville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Morrowville Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Morrowville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morrisville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrowville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93083 <1>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Round Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Round Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sprading Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93819 <1>
      • St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reiter Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Spenceville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Spenceville Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Spenceville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Dunnuck Cemetery
        • Hilltop Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spenceville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409010 <1>
      • Joy Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • The Joy Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Joy Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joy Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93788 <1>
      • Silver Cliff Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Silver Cliff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Silver Cliff Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • The Silver Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shoup Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cliff Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377159 <1>

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

    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 Brethren Merkey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472882  (Merkey Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #472882 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Washington
      • County: Washington         Elev: 397
      • Location given for GNIS #472882 (Merkey Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2197481

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brethren Merkey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8153, Longitude: -97.0410    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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