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A visit to the Rose Valley 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 Rose Valley Cemetery ...

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

37.1716, -96.8794

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

The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies just to the northwest of the Rose Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Rose Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
  • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie Ridge Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Cowley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cowley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
  • Tisdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Union - Graham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Graham Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <5>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Lawn Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Silverdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
    • Maple City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple City Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City Cemetery
    • Dexter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Dexter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Tannehill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Tannehill Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Spring side Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Spring side Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring side Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Vinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinton is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Tisdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cameron is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron has also been known as:
    • Cameron City
  • Eaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Winfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Parkerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Silverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • New Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Tresham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tresham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
  • Moxham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moxham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
  • Maple City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple City is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Arkansas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Floral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Hooser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hooser is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
    • Rainbow Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
    • Akron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Wilmot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Kellogg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Hackney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hackney is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Geuda Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 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 Rose Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cowley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Rose Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Rose Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #469543  (Rose Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469543 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winfield
      • Location given for Rose Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1714168     Lon: -96.8792003
      • 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 Cowley, 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- Rose Valley 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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