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A visit to the Pontiac Cemetery ...

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 Pontiac Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pontiac Cemetery

Lat:   37.8160°   (37° 48' 57")

Lon:   -96.7339°   (-96° 44' 2")

The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County<1>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the west of the Pontiac Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> of the Pontiac Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pontiac Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Economy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Economy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Economy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Belle Vista Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Quito Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quito Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelsea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Lawns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Valley Memorial Park is located in Butler County
  • Leon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Brownlow Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Towanda Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towanda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Towanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Butler County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pontiac Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pontiac Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pontiac
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pontiac
    • From the Pontiac Cemetery to Pontiac
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
  • Rosalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • El Dorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <7>
  • Pickrell Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
    • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
  • Keighley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keighley
    • From the Pontiac Cemetery to Keighley
  • Midian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • Midian is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midian
    • From the Pontiac Cemetery to Midian
  • Haverhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aikman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aikman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
    • Aikman is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Aikman
    • From the Pontiac Cemetery to Aikman
  • Hopkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Hopkins is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hopkins
    • From the Pontiac Cemetery to Hopkins
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • De Graff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Graff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to De Graff
      • From the Pontiac Cemetery to De Graff
    • Ivanpah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Towanda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <7>
    • Augusta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Reece
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cassoday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassoday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday
      • Cassoday is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassoday <7>
    • Potwin
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Pontiac Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pontiac Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pontiac Cemetery:

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 Pontiac Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #474608  (Pontiac Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #474608 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: Pontiac
    • County: Butler         Elev: 426
    • Location given for GNIS #474608 (Pontiac Cemetery)

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Pontiac Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8160, Longitude: -96.7339    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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