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A visit to the North Oak Creek 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 North Oak Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Oak Creek Cemetery:

39.6906, -98.5556

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

The North Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the North Oak Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Oak Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Oak Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
  • Twelvemile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Twelvemile Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Cemetery
  • Custer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Custer Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
  • Crystal Plains Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Price Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reformed Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Rooker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ionia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ionia Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Esbon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Esbon Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
    • Downs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Downs Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Oak Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dispatch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dispatch is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bellaire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Portis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Portis is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Esbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Downs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Smith Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cawker City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaylord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Osborne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborne is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
    • Osborne has also been known as:
    • Peru
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
  • Glen Elder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Burr Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Mankato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Athol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Cedar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cedar is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Womer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Womer is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
    • Jewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people

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 North Oak Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Oak Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athol
    • Athol lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Burr Oak
  • Cawker City
  • Downs
    • Downs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Downs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Esbon
    • Esbon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
  • Gaylord
  • Glen Elder
  • Kensington
  • Mankato
    • Mankato lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mankato.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Osborne
    • Osborne lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osborne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Portis
    • Portis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the North Oak Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Portis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
  • Smith Center

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Oak Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Smith 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 North Oak Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472088  (North Oak Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472088 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: Smith
      • Est. Elev: 494 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portis NE
      • Location given for North Oak Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6902891     Lon: -98.5558987
      • 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Oak Creek 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.