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A visit to the Saint Michaels Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Michaels Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Cemetery

Lat:   38.5307°   (38° 31' 50")

Lon:   -99.2965°   (-99° 17' 47")

The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Rush County<2>.

The county seat for Rush County is located in La Crosse. La Crosse lies just to the west of the St. Michaels Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rush County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cordial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Abbey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Nickel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Belle Prairie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belle Prairie Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Svatopluk Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Svatopluk Cemetery
      • The Svatopluk Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Pleasantdale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantdale Cemetery
      • The Pleasantdale Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ellis County

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. Michaels Cemetery.

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

  • La Crosse
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rush Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
    • Rush Center is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <5>
  • Bison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
    • Bison is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Timken
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
    • Timken is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Nekoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
  • Hargrave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
  • Liebenthal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Loretta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
    • Loretta is located in Rush County
    • Former names for Loretta:
    • Illinois
    • Marienfeld
  • Schoenchen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Otis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <5>
  • Alexander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Pfeifer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • McCracken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <5>
    • Ash Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
    • Albert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <5>
    • Antonino
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Olmitz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Galatia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Munjor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
      • Munjor is located in Ellis County

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. Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albert
    • Albert lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
  • Bazine
    • Bazine lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bazine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
  • Bison
  • Galatia
    • Galatia lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galatia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Victoria

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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. Michaels Cemetery:

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. Michaels Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #475485  (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #475485 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: La Crosse
    • County: Rush         Elev: 626
    • Location given for GNIS #475485 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Michaels Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5307, Longitude: -99.2965       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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