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A visit to the Saint Boniface 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 St. Boniface Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Boniface Cemetery:

38.7745, -99.1148

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

The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Boniface Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Boniface Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Boniface Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Winterset Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Fidelis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fidelis Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Pleasantdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasantdale Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale Cemetery
  • Gorham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gorham Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Catharina Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milberger Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Milberger Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milberger Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Milberger
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Mt. Allen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ft. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Schoenfeld Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Schoenfeld Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenfeld Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Boniface Cemetery.

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

  • Pfeifer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
  • Victoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Gorham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Toulon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Munjor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
  • Loretta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Loretta is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
    • Former names for Loretta:
    • Illinois
    • Marienfeld
  • Milberger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Milberger is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
  • Catharine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Schoenchen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Galatia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Galatia is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Emmeram
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Liebenthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Balta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Balta is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
    • Hays
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hays is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
    • Antonino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
    • Millard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Millard is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Otis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stickney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stickney is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney

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 St. Boniface Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bison
    • Bison lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Galatia
  • Hays
    • Hays lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • La Crosse
  • Russell
    • Russell lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Russell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Victoria

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 St. Boniface Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 St. Boniface Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475304  (Saint Boniface Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475304 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 566 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Walker
      • Location given for Saint Boniface Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7744564     Lon: -99.1148178
      • 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 Ellis, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Boniface 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.