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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rooker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rooker Cemetery (FG ID #93522)

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 Rooker Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.5965°   (39° 35' 47")

Lon:   -98.4665°   (-98° 27' 59")

The Rooker Cemetery is located in Jewell County<2>.

The county seat for Jewell County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Rooker 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 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 Rooker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Jewell 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 Rooker 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rooker Cemetery.

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

    • Dispatch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County
    • Cawker City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
      • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <5>
    • Downs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Elder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Portis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Esbon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
      • Esbon is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <5>
    • Harlan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Osborne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <5>
    • Tipton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Bellaire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
      • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Mankato
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
      • Burr Oak
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
        • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Gaylord
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
        • Gaylord is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <5>
      • Beloit
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
        • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <5>
      • Smith Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Randall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
        • Randall is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 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 Rooker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jewell County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Rooker Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Reformed Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reformed Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • South Oak Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Downs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downs Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Granite Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granite Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Creek Cemetery
    • Odessa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
    • North Oak Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Creek Cemetery
    • Athens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athens Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
    • Ionia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ionia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ionia Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ionia Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Twelvemile Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twelvemile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Twelvemile Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twelvemile Cemetery
      • Grellett Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grellett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grellett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grellett Cemetery
      • Bethany Center Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Center Cemetery is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Center Cemetery
      • Corinth Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Walnut Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Crystal Plains Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crystal Plains Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Plains Cemetery
      • Baker Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Baker Cemetery is located in Osborne County
        • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • South Solomon Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion 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 Rooker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472171  (Rooker Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #472171 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: Cawker City
      • County: Jewell         Elev: 481
      • Location given for GNIS #472171 (Rooker Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #93522

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Jewell, 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 Rooker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5965, Longitude: -98.4665    
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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