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A visit to the Mertilla Cemetery ...


The location of the Mertilla Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mertilla Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.3950°   (37° 23' 42")

Lon:   -100.5615°   (-100° 33' 41")

The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.

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

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 Mertilla Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Meade County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mertilla Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Mertilla Cemetery.

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

    • Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
    • Copeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Meade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <4>
    • Kismet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
      • Kismet is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Montezuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fowler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
    • Satanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satanta
      • Satanta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satanta <4>
    • Ensign
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
      • Ensign is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people

    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 Mertilla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meade County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Ensign
    • Kismet
      • Kismet lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mertilla Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kismet.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Meade
      • Meade lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mertilla Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meade.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Montezuma
    • Plains
    • Sublette

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Mertilla Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Evans Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Seward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
    • Banner Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Seward Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seward Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seward Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <6>
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwater Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atwater Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Colusa Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colusa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colusa Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colusa Cemetery
    • West Glendale Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The West Glendale Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glendale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kismet.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Glendale Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • McCauley Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cave Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cave Cemetery is located in Gray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
      • Haskell Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Haskell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskell Cemetery
      • Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arkalon Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dudley Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Haskell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
      • Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meade County
        • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lutheran Cemetery
        • Odee Cemetery
        • Schmoker Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300684 <6>
      • Ivanhoe Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivanhoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Haskell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivanhoe Cemetery
      • Wilburn Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
      • Ensign Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ensign Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ensign Cemetery

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

    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 Mertilla Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470621  (Mertilla Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #470621 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Plains NE
      • County: Meade         Elev: 839
      • Location given for GNIS #470621 (Mertilla Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Meade, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mertilla Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3950, Longitude: -100.5615       In this case, the coordinates for the Mertilla Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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