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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 Shawnee Twp. Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shawnee Twp. 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 Shawnee Twp. Cemetery

Lat:   39.0770°   (39° 4' 37")

Lon:   -94.7048°   (-94° 42' 17")

The Shawnee Twp. Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County<2>.

The county seat for Wyandotte County is located in Kansas City. Kansas City lies just to the northeast of the Shawnee Twp. Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shawnee Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tensquatawa Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tensquatawa Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tensquatawa Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tensquatawa Burial Ground is located in Wyandotte County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94057 <5>
  • Stony Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
  • Grinter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grinter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grinter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grinter Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
  • Shawnee Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shawnee Indian Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93624 <5>
  • Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
    • The Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
    • The Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93105 <5>
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Shawnee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Huron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • Huron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quindaro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saylor Cemetery
      • The Saylor Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
      • The Saylor Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Drake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93569 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • Wyandotte County Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyandotte County Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyandotte County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyandotte County Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • St. Patricks Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Church Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
    • Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Antioch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169626 <5>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Wyandotte County
    • Old Quindaro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shawnee Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Turner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Wyandotte County
  • Morris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Wyandotte County
  • Argentine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argentine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
    • Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
  • Merriam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grinter Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
    • Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
  • Lake Quivira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Quivira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
    • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Countryside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Johnson County
  • Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <7>
  • Roeland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
    • Roeland Park is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <7>
  • Kansas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
    • Fairway is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <7>
  • Mission Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
    • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Westwood Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Quindaro ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quindaro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
      • Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
    • Holliday
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holliday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Johnson County
    • Shawnee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <7>
    • Mission Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Edwardsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
      • Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <7>
    • Zarah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
      • Zarah is located in Johnson County
    • Prairie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <7>
    • Kansas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <7>
    • Lenexa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
      • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <7>
    • Leawood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kansas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Shawnee Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wyandotte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Shawnee Twp. 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 Shawnee Twp. Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #478944  (Turner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #478944 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: Shawnee
    • County: Wyandotte         Elev: 261
    • Location given for GNIS #478944 (Turner Cemetery)

The official website for Wyandotte County: www.wycokck.org/

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 Wyandotte, 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' 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 Shawnee Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0770, Longitude: -94.7048       In this case, the coordinates for the Shawnee Twp. 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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