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A visit to the Oberlin Cemetery ...


The location of the Oberlin Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Oberlin Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.8259°   (39° 49' 33")

Lon:   -100.5156°   (-100° 30' 56")

The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies just to the west southwest of the Oberlin Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Oberlin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Decatur County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oberlin Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oberlin Cemetery.

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

    • Oberlin
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
    • Kanona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
      • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Traer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
      • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Dresden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jennings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Danbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
    • Herndon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Leoville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Norcatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Clayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Riley County
    • Selden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
      • Selden is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Clayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Lebanon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
      • Allison ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
        • Allison is located in Decatur County
      • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
        • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
      • Ludell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
        • Ludell is located in Rawlins 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 Oberlin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Oberlin Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Kanona Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanona Cemetery
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vallonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vallonia Cemetery
    • Traer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traer Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Big Timber Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Timber Cemetery
    • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lund Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Church Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Edwards Maple Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Maple Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bassettville Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassettville Cemetery
      • Shibboleth Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • The Shibboleth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shibboleth Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Selden.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shibboleth Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93774 <6>
      • White Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Evangelical Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
      • Dresden Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dresden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresden Cemetery
      • Jennings Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
      • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Danbury - Marion Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery

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

    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 Decatur, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oberlin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8259, Longitude: -100.5156       In this case, the coordinates for the Oberlin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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