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A visit to the Slate Cemetery ...

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 Slate Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slate Cemetery

Lat:   39.4881°   (39° 29' 17")

Lon:   -99.5278°   (-99° 31' 40")

The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County<1>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Slate Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Slate Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Buchanan Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicodemus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Prairie Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Dale Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Webster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Old Logan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Old Stockton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stockton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stockton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Stockton Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Fagan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Wildhorse Township Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Slate Cemetery.

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

  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
  • Nicodemus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <6>
  • Logan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bogue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Damar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Roscoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roscoe
    • From the Slate Cemetery to Roscoe
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Speed
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Speed is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Densmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Palco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Glade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hill City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <6>
    • Zurich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
      • Zurich is located in Rooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Edmond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Edmond has also been known as:
      • Edmond City
    • Plainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <6>
    • Stuttgart
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Slate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Slate 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 Slate Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472223  (Slate Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472223 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: Nicodemus
    • County: Rooks         Elev: 667
    • Location given for GNIS #472223 (Slate Cemetery)

The official website for Rooks County: www.rookscounty.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Slate Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4881, Longitude: -99.5278    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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