A visit to the Oostburg 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 Oostburg Cemetery ...
The Oostburg Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Admatha Cemetery
- The Admatha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admatha Cemetery
- Bellegarde Cemetery
- The Bellegarde Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegarde Cemetery
- The Bellegarde Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellegard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92005 <2>
- Carnahan - Garrison Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
- Fancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
- Hohman Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grand View Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92569 <2>
- Old Westmoreland Cemetery
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- Proctor Cemetery
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Columkilles Cemetery
- St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Weneceslaus Cemetery
- Sales Cemetery
- The Sales Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Cemetery
- Sedalia Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Swede Creek Cemetery
- Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oostburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland ‑ Historic
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Bala
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Blaine
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blue Rapids
- Chepstow
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Eureka Lake
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Fairmont
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fostoria
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Green
- Irving ‑ Historic
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Keats
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lasita ‑ Historic
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Leonardville
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
- Louisville
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
- Manhattan
- May Day
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Riley
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
- Saint George
- Walsburg
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Waterville
- Westmoreland
- Wheaton
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Winkler
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Zeandale
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
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 Oostburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oostburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Blaine
- Blue Rapids
- Green
- Irving - Historic
- Leonardville
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
- Saint George
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oostburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Oostburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476078 (Olsburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476078 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Oostburg Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |