A visit to the Shipsee 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 Shipsee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shipsee Cemetery:
39.3039, -95.8503
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shipsee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shipsee Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Holton. Holton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shipsee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shipsee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Shipsee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shipsee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Danceground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Danceground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceground Cemetery
- Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Delia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Delia Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Delia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92286 <5>
- Mayetta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mayetta Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta Cemetery
- Adrian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Adrian Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Cemetery
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Czech - Moravian Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czech - Moravian Cemetery
- The Czech - Moravian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92057 <5>
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Little Cross Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Boan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Boan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boan Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Holton.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bruck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruck Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- The James Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nott Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Haas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Haas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas Cemetery
- The Haas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shipsee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shipsee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Mayetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoyt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Saint Clere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Emmett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kiro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aikins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Belvue
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- North Topeka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Larkinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Havensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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 Shipsee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shipsee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvue
- Circleville
- Delia
- Denison
- Havensville
- Holton
- Hoyt
- Hoyt lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shipsee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoyt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Mayetta
- Meriden
- Rossville
- Saint Marys
- Silver Lake
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 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 Shipsee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Shipsee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478298 (Shipsee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478298 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soldier Creek SE
- Location given for Shipsee Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3038851 Lon: -95.8502649
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Shipsee 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> | 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. |
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