A visit to the May Day 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 May Day Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The May Day Cemetery (FG ID #92988).
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 May Day Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Day Cemetery:
39.4958, -96.9306
The May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of May Day.
The cemetery is located in Riley County<3>.
The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of the May Day Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the May Day Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the May Day Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Appleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Teske Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lasita Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Leonardville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the May Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Day Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- May Day
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winkler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Kimeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chepstow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leonardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Bala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clay Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 May Day Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Riley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Blue Rapids
- Clay Center
- Green
- Greenleaf
- Leonardville
- Linn
- Linn lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the May Day Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Morganville
- Olsburg
- Palmer
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the May Day Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
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 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 May Day Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Riley 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 May Day Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #92988
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476046 (May Day Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476046 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: Riley
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lasita
- Location given for May Day Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4958322 Lon: -96.9305712
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- May Day Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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. |