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A visit to the Old Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

38.8124, -98.4579

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

The Old Wilson Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County<2>.

The county seat for Ellsworth County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Wilson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Wilson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Old Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Colony Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Cemetery
  • Schreiner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Schreiner Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreiner Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Palacky Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Palacky Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacky Cemetery
  • Hyde Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
  • St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Claflin.
  • Blooming Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
    • Dubuque Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dubuque Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque Cemetery
    • Voss Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Voss Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Emanuels Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Emanuels Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuels Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross Plains Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Cross Plains Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Vesper Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vesper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Wilson Cemetery.

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

  • Wilson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Dorrance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dubuque ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dubuque is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Ellsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunker Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hitschmann
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitschmann is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
  • Sylvan Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <6>
  • Holyrood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Beaver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Farhman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Farhman is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
  • Lucas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kanopolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Odin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Odin is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Lorraine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Susank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Susank is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Claflin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bushton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Denmark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Redwing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwing is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
    • Russell
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellsworth County.

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

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ellsworth 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 Wilson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475336  (Old Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475336 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: Ellsworth
      • Est. Elev: 502 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilson
      • Location given for Old Wilson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.8125104     Lon: -98.4578431
      • 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 Ellsworth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Wilson 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.