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A visit to the Memorial Lawn 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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery ...

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

37.1353, -97.0425

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

The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies just to the north northeast of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tannehill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tannehill Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
  • Yeager Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
    • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
  • Gouda Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gouda Springs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouda Springs Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mercer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <5>
  • Cowley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cowley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Lolled Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lolled Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolled Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Union - Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Union - Graham Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
      • The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Graham Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <5>
    • Spring side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spring side Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring side Cemetery
    • Silverdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Work Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Work Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Work Cemetery
    • Chilocco Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Moxham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Moxham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
  • Tresham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tresham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
  • Arkansas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parkerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Rainbow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
  • Geuda Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Hackney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Winfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Paton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
  • Chilocco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Silverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
    • Vinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Tisdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Akron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland

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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cowley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Lawn 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 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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470351  (Memorial Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470351 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hackney
      • Location given for Memorial Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1353056     Lon: -97.0425378
      • 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 Cowley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial Lawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.