A visit to the Protection Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Protection Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Protection Cemetery (FG ID #93445).
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 Protection Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Protection Cemetery:
37.2130, -99.4953
The Protection Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.
The county seat for Comanche County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Protection Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Protection Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Protection Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Protection Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Avilla Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Avilla Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs & Highland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nescatunga Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Nescatunga Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescatunga Cemetery
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
- Powell Twp. Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Twp. Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Twp. Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willard Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bucklin Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
- Lookout Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sodville Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sodville Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville Cemetery
- Cowboy Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Memorial Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Protection Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Protection Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Protection
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buttermilk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bucklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mullinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Selman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bloom
(29 miles [46.7 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 Protection Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Protection Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Bloom
- Bucklin
- Buffalo
- Charleston - Historic
- Coldwater
- Englewood
- Greensburg
- Mullinville
- Protection
- Selman
- Wilmore
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 Protection Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Comanche 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 Protection Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93445
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #470775 (Protection Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470775 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: Comanche
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Protection
- Location given for Protection Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2125254 Lon: -99.495119
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Comanche, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Protection 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. |