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:
38.6461, -99.1801
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 Rush County<2>.
The county seat for Rush County is located in La Crosse. La Crosse lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Pleasantdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Winterset Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Winterset Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Svatopluk Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Svatopluk Cemetery is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svatopluk Cemetery
- Cordial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Loretta
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Pfeifer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Liebenthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Bison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Schoenchen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Galatia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Munjor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Rush Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Antonino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Hargrave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Olmitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Milberger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Albert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Hays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nekoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Stickney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Gorham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Catharine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Catharine has also been known as:
- Catherine
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 Rush 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.
- Albert
- Bison
- Galatia
- Hays
- Hays lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hays.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- La Crosse
- Victoria
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. Mary's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Rush 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 #475396 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475396 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: Rush
- Est. Elev: 614 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pfeifer
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6461237 Lon: -99.1800989
- 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 Rush, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |