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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. 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 Rural Vale Cemetery ...

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

37.5697, -96.1794

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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.

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:

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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Elk 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 Rural Vale Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2273445

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475060  (Pleasant View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475060 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: Elk
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Severy South
      • Location given for Pleasant View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5697568     Lon: -96.1794376
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rural Vale Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.