A visit to the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery (FG ID #93016)
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 Penwell - Gabel Cemetery ...
The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
The cemetery is located in Shawnee County<2>.
Establishment of the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery ...
The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery was established in 1926.
Name Variations for Penwell - Gabel Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Penwell - Gabel Cemetery.
Penwell - Gabel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penwell Gabel Memorial Park
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Pen Well - Gabel Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bauer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elevation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Grantville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville Cemetery
- Half-Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Mission Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Grantville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Somervell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Topeka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valencia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Auburn
- Berryton
- Big Springs
- Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Dover
- Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grover
- Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Hilldale South
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
- Hoyt
- Kiro
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lake Ridge
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Meriden
- Mineral Springs
- Newman
- North Topeka
- Oakland
- Pauline
- Richland
- Rossville
- Silver Lake
- Spencer
- Stull
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Tecumseh
- Thompsonville
- Topeka
- Watson
- West Shore
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Willard
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
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 Penwell - Gabel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grantville
- Hoyt
- Meriden
- Rossville
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
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 Penwell - Gabel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 Penwell - Gabel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93016
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478729 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478729 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Topeka
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penwell - Gabel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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