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A visit to the Prairie Lawn 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.2670°   (37° 16' 1")

Lon:   -97.3787°   (-97° 22' 43")

The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies just to the west of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • 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 Sumner County
  • Osborne Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Twp. Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Attebery Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Attebery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Attebery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Attebery Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Belle Plaine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Plaine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Plaine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Worden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Porter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Greencastle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greencastle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greencastle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Chikaskia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chikaskia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chikaskia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Wood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Yeager Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeager Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Yeager Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
    • Ninnescah Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninnescah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ninnescah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Corzine Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corzine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corzine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corzine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Prairie Garden Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Garden Cemetery is located in Sumner County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Wellington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Roland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Sumner County
  • Cicero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cicero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
  • Perth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Perth is located in Sumner County
  • Mayfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <6>
  • Anson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Sumner County
  • Paton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
    • Paton is located in Sumner County
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Former name for Oxford:
    • Hapawalla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Corbin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Corbin is located in Sumner County
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Hackney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kellogg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellogg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Peck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rainbow Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
    • Millerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Drury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
      • Drury is located in Sumner County
    • Geuda Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Udall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
      • Udall is located in Cowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Udall <6>
    • Mulvane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
      • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <6>
    • Conway Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Clearwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Wego-Waco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
      • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Ewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County

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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Prairie Lawn 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #470152  (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #470152 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: Wellington
    • County: Sumner         Elev: 377
    • Location given for GNIS #470152 (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/

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 Sumner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2670, Longitude: -97.3787       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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