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A visit to the Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery ...

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

38.8433, -100.3352

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

The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Gove County<2>.

The county seat for Gove County is located in Gove City. Gove City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Morning Star Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alanthus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alanthus Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Cemetery
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Red Top Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top Cemetery
  • Gove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gove Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove Cemetery
  • Old Order German Baptist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Shields Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
  • Utica Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Utica Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
  • Baker Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Amish Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Amish Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
    • Grainfield Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Grainfield Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainfield Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Gaeland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Gaeland Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaeland Cemetery
    • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grinnell Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grinnell Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pyramid View Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Pyramid View Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid View Cemetery
    • Dighton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Dighton Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.

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

  • Gove City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gove City is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Gove City has also been known as:
    • Gove
  • Shields
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shields is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Utica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quinter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Collyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Grainfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Arnold
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Healy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trego
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Trego is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Trego has also been known as:
    • Trego Center
    • Trego Tank
  • Dighton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Ransom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Grinnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Grinnell is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Grinnell has also been known as:
      • Grinnette Springs
    • Alamota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alamota is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
    • WaKeeney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Peter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Amy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Amy is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Former name for Amy:
      • Ellen
    • Beeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Beeler is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
    • Elkader
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Elkader is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader

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 Morning Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gove County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Collyer
  • Dighton
    • Dighton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dighton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
  • Gove City
  • Grainfield
  • Grinnell
  • Quinter
    • Quinter lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quinter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinter
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Utica
    • Utica lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • WaKeeney

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 Morning Star Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Gove 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 Morning Star Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471400  (Morning Star Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471400 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: Gove
      • Est. Elev: 773 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gove SE
      • Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.8430669     Lon: -100.3354115
      • 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 Gove, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morning Star 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.