A visit to the Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Creek Cemetery:
39.4940, -96.5275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Westmoreland. Westmoreland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Spring Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Spring Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Mariadahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mariadahl Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariadahl Cemetery
- Oostburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oostburg Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg Cemetery
- St. Columkilles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellegarde Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellegarde Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegarde Cemetery
- The Bellegarde Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellegard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92005 <5>
- St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Weneceslaus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Weneceslaus Cemetery
- Sales Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sales Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Cemetery
- Moodyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Moodyville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodyville Cemetery
- Berg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Berg Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berg Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Westmoreland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Swede Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fostoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Olsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Westmoreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irving ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Wheaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Blue Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Walsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Winkler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Onaga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winifred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winifred is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Riley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Vermillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- May Day
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Keats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chepstow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
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 Spring Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blaine
- Blue Rapids
- Irving - Historic
- Irving lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irving.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Leonardville
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Olsburg
- Onaga
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Saint George
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476075 (Spring Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476075 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olsburg
- Location given for Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4938857 Lon: -96.5280629
- 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 Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Creek 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. |