A visit to the Old Halstead Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Halstead Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Halstead Cemetery (FG ID #2537590).
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 Halstead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Halstead Cemetery:
38.0065, -97.5295
The Old Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County<2>.
The county seat for Harvey County is located in Newton. Newton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Halstead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Halstead Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Halstead Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Halstead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Halstead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Halstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kemper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burrton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Schlender Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlender Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
- First Christian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The West Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Valley Center Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Center Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Halstead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Halstead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halstead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Arsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burrton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McGraw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zimmerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moundridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- McLains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Halstead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harvey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Halstead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andale
- Andale lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Halstead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andale
- Bentley
- Colwich
- Halstead
- Haven
- Haven lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Halstead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haven.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Hesston
- Newton
- Sedgwick
- Valley Center
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 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 Old Halstead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Harvey 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 Halstead Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2537590
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Harvey, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Halstead 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |