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A visit to the Old Bross 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 Old Bross Cemetery ...

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

37.4745, -98.3939

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

The Old Bross Cemetery is located in Kingman County<2>.

The county seat for Kingman County is located in Kingman. Kingman lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Bross Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bross Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Old Bross Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Liberty Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Liberty Twp. Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Twp. Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • West Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The West Point Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Isabel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Isabel Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel Cemetery
  • Rural Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Rural Twp. Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Twp. Cemetery
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ellenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ellenwood Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Cairo Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cairo Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Baird Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baird Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
    • Dresden Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Barber County
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    • Duquoin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Bross Cemetery.

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

  • Nashville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Willowdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
  • Zenda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Isabel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Isabel is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Cunningham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Spivey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Spivey is located in Kingman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Medicine Lodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pixley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
  • Elm Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rago
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Penalosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Attica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Duquoin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Mingona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mingona is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
    • Alameda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Kingman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Crisfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
    • Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Preston is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Lerado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lerado is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado

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 Old Bross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingman County.

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

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Kingman 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 Old Bross Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470381  (Bross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470381 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: Kingman
      • Est. Elev: 513 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nashville
      • Location given for Bross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4744634     Lon: -98.3936873
      • 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 Kingman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Bross 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.
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