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A visit to the McCracken Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 McCracken Cemetery ...

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

38.5758, -99.5765

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The McCracken Cemetery is located in Rush County<2>.

The county seat for Rush County is located in La Crosse. La Crosse lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McCracken Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McCracken Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the McCracken Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
  • Nickel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Cemetery
  • Belle Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Bazine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bazine Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bazine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Bazine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91994 <5>
  • Cordial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
  • Brownwell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Brownwell Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwell Cemetery
  • Vansburgh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Vansburgh Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansburgh Cemetery
    • The Vansburgh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brownell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92092 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Friends Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Locust Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
    • La Crosse Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Cyrus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Dagenett Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Dagenett Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagenett Cemetery
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Crandall Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • McCracken
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Alexander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Hargrave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
  • Bazine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazine is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Nekoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • Brownell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • La Crosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Liebenthal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Rush Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schoenchen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Antonino
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Ness City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ransom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Timken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Timken is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Loretta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Pfeifer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
    • Munjor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Yocemento
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
    • Hog Back
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back

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 McCracken Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rush County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bazine
  • Bison
  • Brownell
  • Burdett
  • Ellis
  • Hays
    • Hays lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McCracken Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Ness City
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McCracken Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom

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 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 McCracken Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Rush 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 McCracken Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475481  (McCracken Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475481 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: Rush
      • Est. Elev: 655 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McCracken
      • Location given for McCracken Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5758472     Lon: -99.5765026
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rush, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCracken 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>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.
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