A visit to the Polly 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 Polly Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polly Creek Cemetery:
39.2740, -96.2310
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polly Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polly Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Westmoreland. Westmoreland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Polly Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polly Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Polly Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polly Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Vieux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Vieux Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vieux Cemetery
- Belvue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Laclede Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laclede Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede Cemetery
- Old County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wabaunsee Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
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- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Clere Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clere Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clere Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Admatha Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Admatha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admatha Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Onaga.
- Vienna Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polly Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polly Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
- Belvue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wamego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aikins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Westmoreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zeandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Paxico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- McFarland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Onaga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wheaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Vera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Duluth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Fairmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Havensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
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 Polly Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polly Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Belvue
- Blaine
- Delia
- Havensville
- Louisville
- Onaga
- Onaga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Polly Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onaga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
- Paxico
- Rossville
- Saint George
- Saint Marys
- Wamego
- Westmoreland
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 websites either 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 Polly Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Polly Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476248 (Polly Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476248 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laclede
- Location given for Polly Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2741628 Lon: -96.2311082
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polly 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |