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A visit to the Rural Vale Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rural Vale Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rural Vale Cemetery (FG ID #2273445)

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 Rural Vale Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Vale Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   37.5697°   (37° 34' 10")

Lon:   -96.1794°   (-96° 10' 45")

The Rural Vale Cemetery is located in Elk County<3>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the southwest of the Rural Vale Cemetery .

Name Variations for Rural Vale Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Rural Vale Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Fiat Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of the Rural Vale Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Cresco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cresco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cresco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cresco Cemetery is located in Elk County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Twin Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Browns Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pike Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Grace Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Charleston Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Township Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Rural Vale Cemetery.

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

  • Fiat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fiat
    • From the Rural Vale Cemetery to Fiat
  • Cave Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Severy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <7>
  • Climax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Busby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Busby
    • From the Rural Vale Cemetery to Busby
  • Piedmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <7>
  • Elk Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Longton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Upola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
    • Upola is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Upola
    • From the Rural Vale Cemetery to Upola
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Moline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <7>
    • Buxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <7>
    • Oak Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <7>
    • Neal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Rural Vale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rural Vale Cemetery:

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 Rural Vale Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475060  (Pleasant View Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475060 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: Severy South
    • County: Elk         Elev: 342
    • Location given for GNIS #475060 (Pleasant View Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2273445

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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Rural Vale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5697, Longitude: -96.1794       In this case, the coordinates for the Rural Vale Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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