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A visit to the Needham Cemetery ...

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 Needham Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.4700°   (38° 28' 11")

Lon:   -95.1233°   (-95° 7' 23")

The Needham Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Needham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Needham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Berea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Greeley City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Grove Quaker Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanton Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Indianapolis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianapolis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indianapolis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Lessenden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lessenden Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Fouts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fouts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fouts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Bare Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bare Cemetery
      • The Bare Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Bare Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Baer Cemetery
      • Bair Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #650333 <5>
    • Sutton Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Valley Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Wait Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wait Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wait Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wait Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Mound Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Mannen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannen Cemetery
      • The Mannen Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Needham Cemetery.

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

  • Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Lane has also been known as:
    • Lane City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
  • Rantoul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Miami County
  • Imes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
    • Imes is located in Franklin County
  • Greeley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <6>
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Scipio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Anderson County
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Franklin County
  • Osawatomie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • B N Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for B N Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
    • B N Junction is located in Franklin County
  • Parker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <6>
    • Ottawa Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
      • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Garnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodrich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Cadmus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Homewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Fontana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Paola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Le Loup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Loup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
      • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
    • Glenlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
      • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
    • Richter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Ransomville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Bush City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Norwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Franklin County
    • Block
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Block is located in Miami County
    • Wellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <6>

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 Needham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Needham Cemetery:

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 Needham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477608  (Needham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477608 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: Lane
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #477608 (Needham 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 Franklin, 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 things 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 Needham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4700, Longitude: -95.1233       In this case, the coordinates for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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