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A visit to the Palco Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Palco Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.2636°   (39° 15' 48")

Lon:   -99.5677°   (-99° 34' 3")

The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County<2>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Palco Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Palco Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
    • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Redline Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Samuels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Morlan Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Zurich Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zurich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zurich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zurich Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Wildhorse Township Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildhorse Township Cemetery
    • The Wildhorse Township Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildhorse Township Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Bogue.
    • The Wildhorse Township Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wild Horse Cemetery
    • Wild Horse Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94081 <5>
  • Nicodemus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Fagan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hobart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Webster Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • McFarland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Plainville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainville Cemetery
      • The Plainville Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93316 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Plainville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132251 <5>
    • Slate Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slate Cemetery
      • The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Saint Johns Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Johns Cemetery
      • The Saint Johns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Johns Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Ellis.
      • The Saint Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973480 <5>
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Palco Cemetery.

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

  • Palco
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Palco is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Damar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zurich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Nicodemus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <6>
  • Bogue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
  • Plainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hill City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <6>
  • Roscoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
  • Stockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Ogallah
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
    • Ogallah is located in Trego County
  • Turkville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
    • Turkville is located in Ellis County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Graham County
    • Codell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville
    • Ellis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Penokee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
      • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • WaKeeney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hog Back
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
      • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
    • Yocemento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
      • Yocemento is located in Ellis County

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 Palco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bogue
  • Codell
    • Codell lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Palco Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Codell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Palco Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Ellis
  • Hill City
  • Logan
  • Morland
  • Nicodemus
  • Ogallah
  • Palco
    • Palco lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Palco Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Plainville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 Palco Cemetery:

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 Palco Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472369  (Palco Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472369 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Palco
    • County: Rooks         Elev: 679
    • Location given for GNIS #472369 (Palco Cemetery)

The official website for Rooks County: www.rookscounty.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Rooks, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Palco Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2636, Longitude: -99.5677       In this case, the coordinates for the Palco Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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