A visit to the Silent Land 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 Silent Land Cemetery ...
The Silent Land Cemetery is located in Ford County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jetmore.
- The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jetmore Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92407 <2>
- Ford Cemetery
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Greencrest Memorial Garden
- Hanston Cemetery
- The Hanston Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanston Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hanston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92635 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mennonite Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hanston.
- The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanston Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232616 <2>
- Old Kinsley Cemetery
- The Old Kinsley Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kinsley Cemetery
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Vale Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
- The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hanston.
- The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anthony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93578 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Hanston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987872 <2>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Jetmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93694 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Silent Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ardell
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Dodge City
- Ford
- Fort Dodge
- Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
- Hanston
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Hodges
- Hodges is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Jetmore
- Kinsley
- Offerle
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spearville
- Spearville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Wilroads Gardens
- Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
- Wilroads
- Wilroads is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
- Windhorst
- Windhorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
- Windthorst
- Windthorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
- Wright
- Wright is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
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 Silent Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silent Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloom
- Bucklin
- Burdett
- Dodge City
- Ford
- Fort Dodge
- Hanston
- Jetmore
- Kinsley
- Lewis
- Mullinville
- Offerle
- Spearville
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 Silent Land Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Ford 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 Silent Land Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473739 (Silent Land Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473739 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: Ford
- Est. Elev: 742 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spearville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Silent Land Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |