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A visit to the Railsback 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 Railsback Cemetery ...

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

39.9726, -100.1372

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

The Railsback Cemetery is located in Norton County<2>.

The county seat for Norton County is located in Norton. Norton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Railsback Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Railsback Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Railsback Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
    • Deal Cemetery
    • Watton Cemetery
  • Wotton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wotton Cemetery
  • Wray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
  • Devizes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Devizes Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur Cemetery
  • Rockton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rockton Cemetery is located in Furnas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton Cemetery
  • Redman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
  • Tyrone Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Maple Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Green Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Green Cemetery is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green Cemetery
    • Hamburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
    • Lynden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lynden Cemetery is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden Cemetery
    • Oronoque Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oronoque Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque Cemetery
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Clayton.
    • Norton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cope Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cope Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Lyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Norcatur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Wilsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Oronoque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Dellvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
  • Hendley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Danbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
  • Clayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Norton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Beaver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Bartley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartley is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <6>
    • Cambridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oberlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Almena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Almena is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Holbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Indianola
      (23 miles [37 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 Railsback Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Almena
    • Almena lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Railsback Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Arapahoe
  • Bartley
  • Beaver City
  • Cambridge
  • Danbury
  • Edison
  • Hendley
  • Holbrook
  • Indianola
  • Jennings
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Lenora
      • Lenora lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Railsback Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenora.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Norcatur
    • Norton
    • Oberlin
    • Oronoque

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 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 Railsback Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Norton 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 Railsback Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470945  (Railsback Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470945 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: Norton
      • Est. Elev: 722 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lyle
      • Location given for Railsback Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.9727834     Lon: -100.1370789
      • 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 Norton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Railsback 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.