A visit to the Pike 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 Pike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pike Cemetery:
37.6650, -96.0683
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pike Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.
The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Caley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Caley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caley Cemetery
- Old Tailor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Rural Vale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Vale Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale Cemetery
- The Rural Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fiat Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273445 <5>
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Coyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Coyville Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Trimmell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Trimmell Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimmell Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Weakley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Weakley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley Cemetery
- Toronto Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Toronto Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fall River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Severy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cave Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- New Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Coyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Fiat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Toronto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Busby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Batesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benedict Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <6>
- Upola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Buxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Benedict
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Longton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Pike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benedict
- Elk Falls
- Eureka
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Guilford
- Howard
- Longton
- New Albany
- Piedmont
- Severy
- Toronto
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Greenwood 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 Pike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #483663 (Pike Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #483663 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: Greenwood
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fall River Lake
- Location given for Pike Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 37.6650368 Lon: -96.0683244
- 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 Greenwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pike 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. |