A visit to the Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Creek Cemetery:
39.8505, -99.1896
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plum Creek Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Matteson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- West Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
- Agra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
- Germantown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Kensington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92531 <5>
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Iowa Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Iowa Union Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Sod Church Cemetery
- Sod Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402776 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marvin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith 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 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)
- Agra is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- 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)
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Stuttgart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Claudell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claudell is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- 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)
- Speed is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- 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)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- 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)
- Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
- Long Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Prairie View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- 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)
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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
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 professional and volunteer 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #471941 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 612 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gretna
- Location given for Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8505666 Lon: -99.1900905
- 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 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 '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- Plum Creek 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. |