A visit to the Saint Fidelis 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. Fidelis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Fidelis Cemetery:
38.8647, -99.1499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Fidelis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Fidelis Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.
The county seat for Ellis County is located in Hays. Hays lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the St. Fidelis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Fidelis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Fidelis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Fidelis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Catharina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Mt. Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Allen Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Allen Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winterset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ft. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- St. Severin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Severin Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severin Cemetery
- Ft. Hays Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Pleasantdale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norman Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Hyacinth Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth Cemetery
- Milberger Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Trinity Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity 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. Fidelis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Fidelis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Victoria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Toulon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Catharine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emmeram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Munjor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Balta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Antonino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Schoenchen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Loretta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yocemento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yocemento is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
- Milberger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Liebenthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Turkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Galatia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Hog Back
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
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. Fidelis 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. Fidelis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bison
- Codell
- Ellis
- Ellis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Fidelis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Galatia
- Hays
- Natoma
- Paradise
- Russell
- Victoria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Fidelis 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. Fidelis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #475296 (Saint Fidelis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475296 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: 597 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Victoria
- Location given for Saint Fidelis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.864734 Lon: -99.1503745
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Fidelis 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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