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A visit to the Richfield Cemetery ...


The location of the Richfield Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Richfield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.2631°   (37° 15' 47")

Lon:   -101.7470°   (-101° 44' 49")

The Richfield Cemetery is located in Morton County<2>.

The county seat for Morton County is located in Elkhart. Elkhart lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Richfield Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Richfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Morton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Richfield Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Richfield Cemetery.

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

    • Richfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Morton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Rolla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Morton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Platt City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
      • Platt City is located in Stanton County
      • Platt City has also been known as:
      • Platt
    • Elkhart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
      • Elkhart is located in Morton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
    • Manter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
      • Manter is located in Stanton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <5>
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hugoton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
      • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
      • Former name for Hugoton:
      • Hugo
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <5>
    • Big Bow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
      • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
    • Stonington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Former name for Moscow:
      • Mosco
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>

    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 Richfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Richfield Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Rolla Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rolla Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolla Cemetery
    • Prairie Flower Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Flower Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Flower Cemetery
    • Dermot Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dermot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dermot Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dermot Cemetery
    • Liverpool Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liverpool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liverpool Cemetery is located in Stanton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liverpool Cemetery
    • Konantz Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Konantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Konantz Cemetery is located in Baca County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Konantz Cemetery
    • Minter Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minter Cemetery is located in Stanton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
    • Golden Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cemetery
    • Cosmos Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kuhn Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Barden Memorial Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonington Cemetery is located in Baca County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonington Cemetery
    • Hugoton Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugoton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hugoton Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugoton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Zionville Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zionville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zionville Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zionville Cemetery
      • Camp Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Camp Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
      • Mitchell Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Stanton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Moscow Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moscow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moscow Cemetery is located in Stevens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moscow Cemetery

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

    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 Richfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #485069  (Richfield Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #485069 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: Shore Airport SW
      • County: Morton         Elev: 1027
      • Location given for GNIS #485069 (Richfield Cemetery)

    The official website for Morton County: www.mtcoks.com/

    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 Morton, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2631, Longitude: -101.7470       In this case, the coordinates for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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