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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:

38.5667, -99.6411

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 Ness County<2>.

The county seat for Ness County is located in Ness City. Ness City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 18 miles [29 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.

  • McCracken Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
  • Bazine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Brownwell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brownwell Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwell Cemetery
  • Vansburgh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vansburgh Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansburgh Cemetery
    • The Vansburgh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brownell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92092 <5>
  • Belle Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Nickel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Cemetery
  • Cyrus Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
  • Dagenett Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Dagenett Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagenett Cemetery
  • Cordial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Ransom Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Ransom Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
      • The Ransom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93463 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chenoworth Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chenoworth Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoworth Cemetery
    • Crandall Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • McCracken
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brownell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bazine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bazine is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Hargrave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
  • Nekoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • Ness City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • La Crosse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Liebenthal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Rush Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Schoenchen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Antonino
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
    • Arnold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Arnold is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Laird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Laird is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Bison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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 Ness 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.

  • Bazine
    • Bazine lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bazine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
  • Bison
  • Brownell
  • Burdett
  • Ellis
    • Ellis lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Hays
    • Hays lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Ness City
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Mary's 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 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. Mary's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475478  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475478 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: 671 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McCracken SW
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5669585     Lon: -99.640949
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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