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A visit to the Old Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...

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

37.7245, -97.2967

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

The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County<2>.

The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies just to the southwest of the Old Mission Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mission Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mission Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • White Chapel Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ascension Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ascension Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Greenwich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Kechi Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Kechi Twp. Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi Twp. Cemetery
    • The Kechi Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kechi Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92814 <5>
  • Pierpoint Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pierpoint Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpoint Cemetery
  • Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kensington Gardens Memorial Centre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Reflection Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Marble Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Marble Grove Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Grove Cemetery
    • Jamesburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Jamesburg Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Cemetery
    • Seltzer Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Andover Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wichita.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190504 <5>
    • Branson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Branson Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
    • Deem Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Deem Family Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Family Cemetery
    • Lorraine Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Mission Cemetery.

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

  • Cow Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
  • Wichita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Bel Aire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wichita Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
  • Kechi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>
  • Park City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Westlink Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
  • Oatville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Prairie Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Valley Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Andover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
    • Sunset Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Maize
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
    • Murray Gill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
    • Haysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
    • Lorena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Colwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Colwich
  • Derby
    • Derby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Derby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Maize
    • Maize lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maize.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Sedgwick
  • Valley Center
  • Wichita

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474173  (Old Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474173 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: Sedgwick
      • Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wichita East
      • Location given for Old Mission Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7244576     Lon: -97.296711
      • 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 Sedgwick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Mission 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.