A visit to the Peru 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 Peru Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peru Cemetery:
37.0785, -96.1115
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peru Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies just to the northwest of the Peru Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peru Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peru Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peru Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Booth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Riley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Casement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Casement Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casement Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- McClarney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClarney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClarney Cemetery
- Elcado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lerado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lerado Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado Cemetery
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- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ireland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Robert Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Havana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peru Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peru Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Monett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Chautauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Niotaze
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Caney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whippoorwill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Gibbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bowring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Herd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
- Wauneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Copan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <6>
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Hewins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
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 Peru Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peru Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Copan
- Elk Falls
- Hewins
- Longton
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Peru Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
- Tyro
- Wann
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 Peru Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Peru Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469136 (Peru Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469136 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peru
- Location given for Peru Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0789484 Lon: -96.1116544
- 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 Chautauqua, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peru 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. |