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A visit to the Spillman 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 Spillman Cemetery ...

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

39.1549, -98.3764

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

The Spillman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spillman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spillman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Spillman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Pottersburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pottersburg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pottersburg Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93407 <5>
  • Rosette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosette Cemetery
  • Trail Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Trail Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
  • Delhi Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Delhi Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delhi Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lucas.
  • Vesper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Vesper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery
  • Round Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Round Springs Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Emanuels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Emanuels Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuels Cemetery
    • Cheyenne Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cheyenne Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Cemetery
    • Heiser Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Heiser Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiser Cemetery
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spillman Cemetery.

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

  • Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Sylvan Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <6>
  • Lucas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Tipton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quartzite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
  • Barnard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Luray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Milo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Waldo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Beverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Dorrance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Elder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cawker City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bunker Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Beloit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Osborne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
    • Ada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ada is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Asherville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville

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 Spillman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Spillman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Spillman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472481  (Spillman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472481 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 483 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hunter
      • Location given for Spillman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.1547309     Lon: -98.3767269
      • 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 Lincoln, 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- Spillman 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.