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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:

37.2714, -100.7610

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 Seward County<2>.

The county seat for Seward County is located in Liberal. Liberal lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Mennonite Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkalon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Arkalon Cemetery is located in Seward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon Cemetery
  • Mertilla Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertilla Cemetery
  • West Glendale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Glendale Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glendale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Kismet.
  • Young Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Biller Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Biller Cemetery is located in Seward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biller Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Liberal Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Liberal Cemetery is located in Seward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Liberal.
    • The Liberal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Liberal Memorial Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92883 <5>
  • Seward Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Seward Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Atwater Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Cemetery
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • O'Dea Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The O'Dea Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dea Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Moscow Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Moscow Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
    • Turpin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Turpin Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Meade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <5>
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
    • Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lutheran Cemetery
      • Odee Cemetery
      • Schmoker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300684 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.

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

  • Kismet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kismet is located in Seward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Collano
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Collano is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
  • Sublette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Satanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Missler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Missler is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Meade
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Meade is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Moscow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Moscow is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Former name for Moscow:
      • Mosco
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <6>
    • Floris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Floris is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Forgan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forgan is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forgan <6>
    • Turpin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Montezuma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Seward County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Forgan
    • Forgan lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forgan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
  • Kismet
  • Liberal
  • Meade
  • Montezuma
  • Plains
  • Sublette
  • Turpin
    • Turpin lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turpin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mennonite Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Seward 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 #470586  (Mennonite Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470586 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: Seward
      • Est. Elev: 858 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sublette SE
      • Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.271409     Lon: -100.7609903
      • 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 Seward, 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 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.