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:
38.3036, -96.0167
The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lyon County<1>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mennonite Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chicago Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Badger Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Maydale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Strawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lena Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lena Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Valley Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
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]<2> of the Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Neosho Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emporia Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Lang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ottumwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Merrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- New Strawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Emporia
- Gridley
- Halls Summit
- Hartford
- Lebo
- Lebo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Neosho Rapids
- Olivet
- Reading
- Virgil
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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #477429 (Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477429 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emporia SE
- Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3036283 Lon: -96.0169356
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lyon, 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- Mennonite Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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