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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Patricks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Patricks Cemetery (FG ID #93700)

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. Patricks Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.1236°   (39° 7' 24")

Lon:   -96.7212°   (-96° 43' 16")

The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Riley County<2>.

The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies just to the east northeast of the St. Patricks Cemetery .

Establishment of the St. Patricks Cemetery ...

The St. Patricks Cemetery was established in 1854.

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. Patricks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Riley County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Patricks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Patricks Cemetery.

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

    • Ogden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Riley County
      • Ashland has also been known as:
      • Ashland Bottoms
    • Keats
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
      • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Grandview Plaza
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Manhattan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Riley County
    • Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Alida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alida have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in Geary County
    • Wreford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Riley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
      • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Zeandale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
        • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Saint George
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
      • Wakefield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Upland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Bala
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
        • Bala is located in Riley County
      • Skiddy ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
        • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Leonardville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
        • Leonardville is located in Riley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
        • Leonardville has also been known as:
        • Leonard
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
      • Chapman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Walsburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
        • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Dwight
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Dwight is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 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. Patricks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Riley County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Patricks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Patricks Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Kansas Veterans Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Valley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thierer Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vinton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vinton Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinton Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Houston Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • The Houston Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401234 <1>
    • Shanks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks Cemetery
    • Humboldt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Sunset Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Branscom Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branscom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branscom Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stillman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stillman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Stillman Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillman Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402992 <1>
      • Sedalia Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Milford Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • The Milford Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Milford.
        • The Milford Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Milford Schenck Branscom Cemeteries
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93039 <1>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Briggs Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery

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

    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. Patricks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476566  (Saint Patricks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #476566 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: Ogden
      • County: Riley         Elev: 349
      • Location given for GNIS #476566 (Saint Patricks Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #93700

    The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Patricks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1236, Longitude: -96.7212    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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