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A visit to the Saint John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Cemetery ...

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

38.3417, -99.6960

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

The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Ness County<2>.

The county seat for Ness County is located in Ness City. Ness City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crandall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Bazine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Bazine Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bazine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Bazine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91994 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Chenoworth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chenoworth Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoworth Cemetery
  • Kunze Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Kunze Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
  • Belle Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hanston Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanston Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hanston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92635 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mennonite Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hanston.
    • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanston Mennonite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232616 <5>
  • Browns Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Browns Grove Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Grove Cemetery
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    • St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hanston.
      • The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93578 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • McCracken Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
    • Rozel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rozel Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Bazine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bazine is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Alexander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Burdett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Ness City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Nekoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • McCracken
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rozel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jetmore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hargrave
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hargrave is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
    • Laird
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Laird is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Brownell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rush Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • La Crosse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ransom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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. John the Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ness County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bazine
    • Bazine lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bazine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
  • Bison
    • Bison lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Brownell
  • Burdett
    • Burdett lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burdett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Hanston
  • Jetmore
    • Jetmore lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jetmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetmore
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Ness City
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom

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 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. John the Baptist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ness 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. John the Baptist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475708  (Saint John the Baptist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475708 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: Ness
      • Est. Elev: 684 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bazine SW
      • Location given for Saint John the Baptist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3416824     Lon: -99.6959535
      • 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 Ness, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John the Baptist 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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