A visit to the South Star 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 South Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Star Cemetery:
39.4806, -99.9936
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Star Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the South Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the South Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Lenora South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora South Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lenora East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora East Cemetery
- Penokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee Cemetery
- Hill City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Morland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Morland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland Cemetery
- Lucerne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lucerne Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Cemetery
- Roscoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- Modell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Modell Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modell Cemetery
- Studley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Studley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Bow Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Creek Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Gettis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gettis Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettis Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Gem Cemetery is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Gem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Penokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Lenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Studley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Edmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Allison ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Densmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Bogue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Saint Peter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Peter is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Nicodemus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dellvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Jennings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Oronoque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Damar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
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 South Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allison - Historic
- Bogue
- Bogue lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the South Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Densmore
- Edmond
- Hill City
- Hoxie
- Hoxie lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the South Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Jennings
- Lenora
- Logan
- Logan lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Nicodemus
- Norcatur
- Norton
- Oronoque
- Roscoe
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 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 South Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Graham 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 South Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472202 (South Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472202 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: Graham
- Est. Elev: 766 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hill City NW
- Location given for South Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4805597 Lon: -99.9940154
- 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 Graham, 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- South Star 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. |