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A visit to the Saint Mary's 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. Mary's Cemetery ...

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

38.0418, -97.3285

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

The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Harvey County<2>.

The county seat for Harvey County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the west northwest of the St. Mary's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Royer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
  • Old Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halstead Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Garden Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley Cemetery
  • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Whitewater Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Schoenthal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Schoenthal Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenthal Cemetery
    • Old Halstead Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Halstead Cemetery is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halstead Cemetery
      • The Old Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Halstead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537590 <5>
    • Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Swiss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
    • Valley Center Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Valley Center Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center Cemetery
    • Harder Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harder Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
    • Doyle Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Cemetery.

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

  • Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McGraw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McGraw is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McLains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McLains is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
  • Putnam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Zimmerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
  • Van Arsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
  • Walton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Annelly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Hesston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Halstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sedgwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Elbing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Whitewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Valley Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brainerd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Peabody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peabody is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
      • Former name for Peabody:
      • Coneburgh
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <6>
    • Goessel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Paxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Paxton is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Moundridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills

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. Mary's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harvey County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Mary's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Harvey 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. Mary's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #478012  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478012 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: Harvey
      • Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newton
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0419557     Lon: -97.3280917
      • 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 Harvey, 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. Mary's 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.