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:
38.2956, -95.9506
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> 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] 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.
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Strawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho Rapids.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93659 <5>
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho Rapids.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93132 <5>
- Chicago Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bowman & Adgate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Badger Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Badger Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Creek Cemetery
- The Badger Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery South
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fowler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Maydale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lena Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lena Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Valley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Apostolic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teachout Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Teachout Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachout Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Key West Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Key West Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West Cemetery
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]<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:
- Hartford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Neosho Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Lebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Strawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Emporia Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emporia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Berkeley Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Merrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
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 Lyon 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.
- Burlington
- Emporia
- Gridley
- Halls Summit
- Hartford
- Le Roy
- Lebo
- Lebo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Melvern
- Neosho Rapids
- Olivet
- Reading
- Virgil
- Waverly
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 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. Mary's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #477439 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477439 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartford
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2952956 Lon: -95.9519344
- 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 Lyon, 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. 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. |