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A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...

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

37.7335, -99.0514

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

The Providence Cemetery is located in Edwards County<2>.

The county seat for Edwards County is located in Kinsley. Kinsley lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of the Providence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Haviland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Haviland Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
  • Wellsford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Wellsford Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford Cemetery
  • Prattsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Prattsburg Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg Cemetery
  • Fellsburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fellsburg Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
  • Byers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Byers Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
  • Boles Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Boles Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
  • Trotter Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trotter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
  • Belpre Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Belpre Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre Cemetery
    • The Belpre Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Neelands Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Neelands Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelands Cemetery
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
      • The Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Macksville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #938695 <5>
    • Township Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Township Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
    • Wayne Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Wyman Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman Cemetery
    • East Slope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Slope Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Slope Cemetery
    • Iuka Twp. Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Iuka Twp. Cemetery is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Twp. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.

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

  • Trousdale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
  • Haviland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wellsford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
  • Fellsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
  • Cullison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cullison is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Byers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Byers is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Brenham ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Centerview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerview is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Greensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Belpre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Macksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Williams ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Williams is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Iuka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Iuka is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Lewis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Coats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Hodges
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hodges is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
    • Natrona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Natrona is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona

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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edwards County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belpre
  • Coats
    • Coats lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coats.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Cullison
  • Garfield
  • Greensburg
  • Haviland
  • Iuka
    • Iuka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Kinsley
  • Lewis
    • Lewis lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Providence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Edwards 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 Providence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473912  (Providence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473912 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: Edwards
      • Est. Elev: 637 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haviland NE
      • Location given for Providence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7336279     Lon: -99.0514933
      • 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 Edwards, 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- Providence 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.
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