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A visit to the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery ...

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

39.6728, -100.5907

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

The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mennonite Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mennonite Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Mennonite Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lund Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Church Cemetery
  • Shibboleth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shibboleth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibboleth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shibboleth Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Selden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93774 <5>
  • Bassettville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassettville Cemetery
  • Hawkeye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
  • Selden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Selden Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
  • Dresden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Achilles Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kanona Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona Cemetery
    • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Covenant Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
    • Jennings Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Adell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Adell Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell Cemetery
    • Traer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Rexford Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rexford Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.

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

  • Selden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Leoville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • Dresden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oberlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kanona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Rexford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Traer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Herndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Menlo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Clayton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Gem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gem is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Hoxie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
    • Ludell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
    • Norcatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Atwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyle is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Danbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>

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 Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Atwood
    • Atwood lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Danbury
  • Herndon
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Jennings
  • Ludell
    • Ludell lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ludell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
  • Menlo
    • Menlo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Norcatur
  • Oberlin
  • Selden

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mennonite Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Decatur 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 Mennonite Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471067  (Mennonite Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471067 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: Decatur
      • Est. Elev: 847 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selden NE
      • Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6727821     Lon: -100.5907012
      • 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 Decatur, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mennonite 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.