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A visit to the Seward 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 Seward Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seward 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 Seward Cemetery

Lat:   37.1914°   (37° 11' 29")

Lon:   -100.4343°   (-100° 26' 3")

The Seward Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.

The county seat for Meade County is located in Meade. Meade lies just to the northeast of the Seward Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Seward Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Atwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atwater Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lutheran Cemetery
    • Odee Cemetery
    • Schmoker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300684 <5>
  • Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Meade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92561 <5>
  • West Glendale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Glendale Cemetery
    • The West Glendale Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glendale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kismet.
  • Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
    • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Congregational Cemetery
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Mertilla Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mertilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mertilla Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Seward County
  • Biller Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Biller Cemetery is located in Seward County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Forgan Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forgan Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Arkalon Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkalon Cemetery
      • The Arkalon Cemetery is located in Seward County
    • Golden Plains Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Plains Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • McCauley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauley Cemetery
      • The McCauley Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Knowles Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Banner Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Seward Cemetery.

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

  • Missler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
    • Missler is located in Meade County
  • Collano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
    • Collano is located in Meade County
  • Meade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <7>
  • Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <7>
  • Kismet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Kismet is located in Seward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Fowler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <7>
  • Forgan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
    • Forgan is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forgan <7>
  • Knowles
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Knowles is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowles <7>
  • Floris
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Floris is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Beaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <7>
    • Copeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Montezuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Minneola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Seward Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meade County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Seward 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 Seward Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #470636  (Seward Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #470636 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: Lake Meade
    • County: Meade         Elev: 770
    • Location given for GNIS #470636 (Seward 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 Meade, 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 Seward Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1914, Longitude: -100.4343       In this case, the coordinates for the Seward 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>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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