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A visit to the Matteson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Matteson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.8867°   (39° 53' 12")

Lon:   -99.1605°   (-99° 9' 37")

The Matteson Cemetery is located in Phillips County<1>.

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Matteson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Matteson Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • West Cedar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Agra Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Iowa Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iowa Union Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Hillsdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Republican City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kirin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Meade Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Matteson Cemetery.

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

  • Agra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kensington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <6>
  • Naponee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kirwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Republican City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Athol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stuttgart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Glade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Claudell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
    • Cedar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Speed
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Long Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Smith Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Orleans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <6>
    • Prairie View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Huntley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Gaylord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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 Matteson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Matteson Cemetery:

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 Matteson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471791  (Matteson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471791 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: Kensington NW
    • County: Phillips         Elev: 603
    • Location given for GNIS #471791 (Matteson Cemetery)

The official website for Phillips County: www.phillipscounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Matteson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8867, Longitude: -99.1605    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.




 

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