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A visit to the Oglala 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 Oglala Cemetery ...

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

38.9926, -99.7243

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

The Oglala Cemetery is located in Trego County<2>.

The county seat for Trego County is located in WaKeeney. WaKeeney lies just to the west northwest of the Oglala Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oglala Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Oglala Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130337 <5>
  • Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
    • The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wakeeney Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <5>
  • Wakeeney City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Wakeeney City Cemetery is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeeney City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeeney City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
    • The Wakeeney City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wakeeney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Ellis.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973480 <5>
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Saline Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morlan Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hyacinth Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Redline Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redline Cemetery
    • St. Andrew Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew Cemetery
    • Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Pleasantview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Palco Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Trego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Ft. Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
    • Samuels Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oglala Cemetery.

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

  • Ogallah
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
  • WaKeeney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Trego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trego is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Trego has also been known as:
    • Trego Center
    • Trego Tank
  • Hog Back
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
  • Yocemento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
  • Palco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Collyer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Collyer is located in Trego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Antonino
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Zurich
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Hays
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hays is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
  • Damar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Peter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Brownell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bogue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bogue is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Bogue has also been known as:
      • Wildhorse
    • Hill City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Turkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Turkville is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Ransom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Munjor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Toulon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Toulon is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Catharine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Catharine is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine has also been known as:
      • Catherine
    • Penokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Penokee is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
    • Quinter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Schoenchen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Plainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicodemus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Oglala Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oglala 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 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 Oglala Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Trego 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 Oglala Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475169  (Ogallah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475169 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: Trego
      • Est. Elev: 719 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ogallah
      • Location given for Ogallah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9925091     Lon: -99.7245609
      • 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 Trego, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oglala 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.