A visit to the Plum Creek Cemetery ...
The location of the Plum Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Plum Creek Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Creek Cemetery
Lat: 39.8505° (39° 51' 1")
Lon: -99.1896° (-99° 11' 22")
The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Plum Creek Cemetery .
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 Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Plum Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Agra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Agra is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <4>
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Kirwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Stuttgart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
- Claudell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
- Claudell is located in Smith County
- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Naponee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Speed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Speed is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Republican City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
- Long Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Prairie View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smith Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Gaylord is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
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 Plum Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Alma
- Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Almena
- Athol
- Athol lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Glade
- Glade lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Logan
- Logan lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Long Island
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Orleans
- Phillipsburg
- Republican City
- Smith Center
- Speed
- Woodston
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Plum Creek Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Matteson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- West Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cedar Cemetery
- Agra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agra Cemetery
- Germantown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
- Iowa Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Iowa Union Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Sod Church Cemetery
- Sod Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402776 <6>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirin Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471941 (Plum Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #471941 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: Gretna
- County: Phillips Elev: 612
- Location given for GNIS #471941 (Plum Creek Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Phillips County: www.phillipscounty.org/
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 Phillips, 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 Plum Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8505, Longitude: -99.1896 In this case, the coordinates for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |