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. 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 Oak Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Valley Cemetery:
37.3430, -96.0005
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Star Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Center Cemetery
- Longton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Upola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Upola Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
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- St. Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Farm Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge Cemetery
- Elk Falls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Elk Falls Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Butner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butner Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
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)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Upola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Longton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Hale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Buxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lafontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Elk Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Monett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Cave Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <6>
- Moline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- 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)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Sedan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Neodesha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Niotaze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
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.
- Elk Falls
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Howard
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Longton
- Moline
- Neodesha
- New Albany
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
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 Oak Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Elk 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 Oak Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469857 (Oak Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469857 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: Elk
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk City
- Location given for Oak Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3431086 Lon: -95.9999859
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Valley 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. |