A visit to the Rapp 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 Rapp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rapp Cemetery:
38.6531, -95.9130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rapp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rapp Cemetery is located in Osage County<2>.
The county seat for Osage County is located in Lyndon. Lyndon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rapp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rapp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Rapp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rapp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Osage City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Osage City Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Barclay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barclay Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
- Wilmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilmington Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Cemetery
- Burlingame City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Reading Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Admire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Arvonia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Arvonia Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia Cemetery
- Lyndon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Center Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Center Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Burlingame.
- The Prairie Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1740047 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rapp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rapp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Osage City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Burlingame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
- Harveyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Reading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Admire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
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- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Vassar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lang
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Lebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Melvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <6>
- Mineral Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Eskridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Bushong
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
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 Rapp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rapp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Admire
- Allen
- Burlingame
- Bushong
- Carbondale
- Eskridge
- Lebo
- Lyndon
- Melvern
- Neosho Rapids
- Olivet
- Osage City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Quenemo
- Reading
- Scranton
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 helpful 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 Rapp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Osage 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 Rapp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479283 (Rapp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479283 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: Osage
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miller
- Location given for Rapp Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6530643 Lon: -95.9130447
- 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 Osage, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rapp 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. |