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A visit to the Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery

Lat:   37.3430°   (37° 20' 34")

Lon:   -96.0005°   (-96° 0' 1")

The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Elk County<2>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Howard. Howard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Star Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Longton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Upola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upola Cemetery
    • The Upola Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Crum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crum Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Woodring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Busby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Busby Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Hardrock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardrock Cemetery
      • The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Farm Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Elk Falls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Falls Cemetery
      • The Elk Falls Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Butner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butner Cemetery is located in Wilson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Oak Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Oak Valley is located in Elk County
  • Upola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
    • Upola is located in Elk County
  • Longton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
    • Longton is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Former name for Longton:
    • Elk Rapids
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <7>
  • Elk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Hale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Buxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Buxton is located in Wilson County
  • Busby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Elk County
  • Lafontaine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
    • Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
  • Elk Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grafton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Monett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
    • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
  • Cave Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sycamore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
    • New Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Fredonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <7>
    • Howard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <7>
    • Moline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <7>
    • Havana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Sedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <7>
    • Peru
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Neodesha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
      • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <7>
    • Fall River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <7>
    • Niotaze
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niotaze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
      • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Hilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
      • Hilford is located in Wilson County

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 Oak Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #469857  (Oak Valley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #469857 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: Elk City
    • County: Elk         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #469857 (Oak Valley 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 Elk, 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 obstructions 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 Oak Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3430, Longitude: -96.0005       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Valley 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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