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A visit to the Oronoque 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 Oronoque Cemetery ...

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

39.7981, -100.0122

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

The Oronoque Cemetery is located in Norton County<2>.

The county seat for Norton County is located in Norton. Norton lies just to the east northeast of the Oronoque Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oronoque Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Oronoque Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Cope Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
  • Prairie Gem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie Gem Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Gem Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Clayton.
  • Gettis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettis Cemetery
  • Devizes Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Devizes Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes Cemetery
  • Wray Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
  • Railsback Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Railsback Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railsback Cemetery
  • Lenora East Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora East Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Modell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Modell Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modell Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
      • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
      • Deal Cemetery
      • Watton Cemetery
    • Wotton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wotton Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Lenora South Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora South Cemetery
    • Edmond Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Edmond Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
    • Sheley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sheley Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oronoque Cemetery.

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

  • Oronoque
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Dellvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Norton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Norcatur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Lenora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Edmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Lyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Jennings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Almena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Almena is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Densmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Densmore is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Kanona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kanona is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
    • Wilsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
    • Prairie View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Hendley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Oronoque Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Almena
    • Almena lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oronoque Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Beaver City
  • Danbury
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
  • Hendley
  • Jennings
  • Lebanon
  • Lenora
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oronoque Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Long Island
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Norton
      • Norton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oronoque Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Oberlin
    • Oronoque
    • Roscoe
      • Roscoe lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oronoque Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe

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 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 Oronoque Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Norton 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 Oronoque Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471031  (Oronoque Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471031 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: Norton
      • Est. Elev: 728 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reager
      • Location given for Oronoque Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7983383     Lon: -100.0120726
      • 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 Norton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oronoque 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.