A visit to the Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Hill Cemetery
Lat: 39.6024° (39° 36' 8")
Lon: -95.6118° (-95° 36' 42")
The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Holton. Holton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Spring Hill 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 Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheatland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jessepe Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Netawaka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muscotah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muscotah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muscotah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Muscotah Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Wills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kickapoo Indian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Kennekuk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennekuk Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Powhattan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhattan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powhattan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Powhattan Cemetery is located in Brown County
- South Powhattan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetmore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Brown County
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]<2> of the Spring Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Muscotah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Netawaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Brown County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baker
- From the Spring Hill Cemetery to Baker
- Wetmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <6>
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <6>
- Everest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Powhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <6>
- Granada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Half Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Purcell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Capioma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrington
- Circleville
- Denison
- Effingham
- Everest
- Hiawatha
- Holton
- Horton
- Muscotah
- Netawaka
- Wetmore
- Whiting
- Willis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Spring Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473465 (Spring Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #473465 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: Whiting
- County: Jackson Elev: 330
- Location given for GNIS #473465 (Spring Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spring Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6024, Longitude: -95.6118 |
<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 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |