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A visit to the Old Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

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

37.9122, -99.6436

The Old St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County<1>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Dodge City. Dodge City lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bucklin
  • Burdett
    • Burdett lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burdett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Dodge City
  • Ford
    • Ford lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Fort Dodge
  • Garfield
  • Hanston
    • Hanston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
  • Jetmore
  • Kinsley
  • Lewis
    • Lewis lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Mullinville
  • Offerle
    • Offerle lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Offerle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
  • Spearville

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 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ford 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473535  (Old Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473535 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: Hodgeman
      • Est. Elev: 708 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Offerle NW
      • Location given for Old Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.9122405     Lon: -99.6437342
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old St. Joseph Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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