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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silent Land Cemetery:

37.8689, -99.7535

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silent Land Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Silent Land Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Dodge City. Dodge City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Silent Land Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silent Land Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Silent Land Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Ford Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Greencrest Memorial Garden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Kinsley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Old Kinsley Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kinsley Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Hanston Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>

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] of the Silent Land Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silent Land Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Spearville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spearville is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Windhorst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Windhorst is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
  • Windthorst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Windthorst is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
  • Wright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wright is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Offerle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Offerle is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Fort Dodge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Wilroads Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
  • Wilroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilroads is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
  • Ardell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ardell is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Dodge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jetmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Kinsley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hodges
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hodges is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges

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.

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 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 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
      • Location given for Silent Land Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.8689079     Lon: -99.7534598
      • 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 Ford, 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- Silent Land 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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