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A visit to the Patterson 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 Patterson Cemetery ...

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

39.1762, -98.3351

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

The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Patterson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Patterson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Patterson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spillman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spillman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman Cemetery
  • Trail Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trail Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Pottersburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pottersburg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pottersburg Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93407 <5>
  • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
  • Round Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Round Springs Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Springs Cemetery
  • Elm Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
  • Rosette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosette Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Vesper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Vesper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Delhi Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Delhi Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delhi Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lucas.
    • St. John Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Emanuels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Emanuels Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuels Cemetery
    • Saltville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Saltville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Patterson Cemetery.

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

  • Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Blue Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Sylvan Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Lucas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Quartzite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
  • Luray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Milo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Beverly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glen Elder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cawker City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ada is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Beloit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Asherville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Downs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Simpson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Waldo is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Former name for Waldo:
      • Pleasant Run
    • Dorrance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tescott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Gilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Osborne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>

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 Patterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Patterson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Patterson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472491  (Patterson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472491 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 474 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ash Grove
      • Location given for Patterson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.176397     Lon: -98.3353363
      • 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 Lincoln, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patterson 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.