A visit to the Silver Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Silver Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Silver Lake Cemetery (FG ID #93790).
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 Silver Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Lake Cemetery:
39.1189, -95.8620
The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Silver Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Silver Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rossville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rossville Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Valencia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Half-Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boys Industrial School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elevation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kiro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Topeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Topeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hoyt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cullen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paxico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mayetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Silver Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvue
- Delia
- Delia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Silver Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Grantville
- Hoyt
- Hoyt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Silver Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoyt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Mayetta
- Meriden
- Paxico
- Rossville
- Saint Marys
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 Silver Lake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93790
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #478661 (Silver Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478661 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver Lake
- Location given for Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1188879 Lon: -95.8619314
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #2509648 (Silver Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2509648 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver Lake
- Location given for Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.118832 Lon: -95.861917
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Lake 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |