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A visit to the Oakes 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 Oakes Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.4492°   (38° 26' 57")

Lon:   -97.4082°   (-97° 24' 29")

The Oakes Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oakes 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 Oakes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Canton Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Twp. Cemetery
    • The Canton Twp. Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Township Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Township Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Valley View Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley View Memorial Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Pankratz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pankratz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pankratz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pankratz Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Friedenstal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedenstal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedenstal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friedenstal Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Empire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Empire Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • French Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The French Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Johannestal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johannestal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johannestal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johannestal Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Durham Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durham Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Frick Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frick Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Marion County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakes Cemetery.

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

  • Canton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waldeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • Waldeck is located in Marion County
  • Lehigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Lehigh is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Roxbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Roxbury is located in McPherson County
  • Galva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
    • Galva is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <5>
  • Durham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Hillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goessel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
    • Goessel is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • McPherson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hallville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
    • Hallville is located in Saline County
  • Tampa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tampa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <5>
  • Elyria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
    • Elyria is located in McPherson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Saline County
    • Lindsborg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Canada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
      • Canada is located in Marion County
    • Carlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Gypsum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Moundridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eastshore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastshore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
      • Eastshore is located in Marion County
    • Elmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
    • Pilsen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
    • Assaria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
      • Assaria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <5>
    • Groveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in McPherson County
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in McPherson County
    • Hesston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Aulne ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aulne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
      • Aulne is located in Marion County
    • Ramona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Ramona has also been known as:
      • Ramona Station

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 Oakes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oakes 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 Oakes Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477218  (Oakes Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477218 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: Canton
    • County: McPherson         Elev: 474
    • Location given for GNIS #477218 (Oakes Cemetery)

The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

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 McPherson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4492, Longitude: -97.4082       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakes 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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