A visit to the National 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 National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the National Cemetery:
39.8931, -97.4259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The National Cemetery is located in Republic County<2>.
The county seat for Republic County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Canfil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Katherine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Katherine Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Katherine Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Larabee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaska Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- Gingery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blocker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983692 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Narka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haddam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Munden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Mahaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hubbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Agenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Brantford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Republic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Byron
- Byron lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Chester
- Clyde
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Haddam
- Hebron
- Munden
- Narka
- Scandia
- Washington
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 National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Republic 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 National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472615 (National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472615 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: Republic
- Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Narka
- Location given for National Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8930596 Lon: -97.4258724
- 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 Republic, 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- National 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. |