A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
38.9709, -94.8819
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies just to the south southeast of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Lenape Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- Mt. Sidney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenexa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lenexa Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa Cemetery
- Strang Mausoleum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Strang Mausoleum is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Mausoleum
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarcoxie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zarah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Wilder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Olathe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Merriam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Overland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Basehor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
- Argentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Fall Leaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Eudora
- Lenexa
- Linwood
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Shawnee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479173 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479173 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9794493 Lon: -94.881909
- 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 Johnson, 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- Murphy 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. |