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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:

38.3492, -98.3512

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 Rice County<2>.

The county seat for Rice County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies just to the east 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 19 miles [30.6 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.

  • Springdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
  • Shumway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shumway Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Cemetery
  • Salem - Fried of Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyons Municipal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lyons Municipal Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Municipal Cemetery
    • The Lyons Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Graceland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #424263 <5>
  • Button Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Button Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Kansas Center Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorraine Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lorraine Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Peace Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Peace Valley Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Cemetery
    • Genesee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Genesee Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Cemetery
    • Lodiana Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lodiana Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiana Cemetery
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Bloomingdale Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bloomingdale Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Cemetery
    • Liscum Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liscum Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscum Cemetery
    • Click Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Click Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery

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:

  • Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chase is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Silica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Silica is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Alden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pollard is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
  • Bushton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Sterling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frederick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Ellinwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kilbourns Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
  • Saxman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saxman is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mitchell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • McVays Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McVays Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
    • Geneseo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Lorraine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Claflin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dartmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Holyrood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Galt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Farhman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Farhman is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Rice 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 Rice 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 #475793  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475793 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: Rice
      • Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chase
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3491777     Lon: -98.3511779
      • 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 Rice, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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