A visit to the Mount Ayr 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 Mt. Ayr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Ayr Cemetery:
39.3762, -98.9717
The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County<1>.
The county seat for Osborne County is located in Osborne. Osborne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Ayr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalk Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chalk Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mound Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Round Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Survey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survey Cemetery
- Woodston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Aurora Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
- IXL Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The IXL Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IXL Cemetery
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- Spring Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Covert Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Ash Rock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Rock Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Rock Cemetery
- Victor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Victor Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Ayr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Codell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Claudell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Downs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Mt. Ayr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Athol
- Codell
- Downs
- Downs lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Downs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Gaylord
- Glade
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Luray
- Natoma
- Osborne
- Paradise
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Portis
- Stockton
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Ayr Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Woodston
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 Mt. Ayr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Osborne 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 Mt. Ayr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472261 (Mount Ayr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472261 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: Osborne
- Est. Elev: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Mount Ayr Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3763994 Lon: -98.9720298
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Osborne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Ayr 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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