A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
37.4246, -95.7252
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Fredonia. Fredonia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Varner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Farm Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge Cemetery
- Kroner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kroner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroner Cemetery
- Fredonia City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia City Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #718034 <5>
- Bachelder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bachelder Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelder Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Hiltz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hiltz Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltz Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Radical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Radical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical Cemetery
- Butner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Butner Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Morehead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Morehead Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Plainfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neodesha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Lafontaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Morehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherryvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Upola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Oak Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Roper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Earlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Vilas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Cherryvale
- Dennis
- Fredonia
- Guilford
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Morehead
- Neodesha
- New Albany
- Thayer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469647 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469647 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Neodesha
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4247815 Lon: -95.7249805
- 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 Wilson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross 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. |