A visit to the 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 Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star Cemetery:
37.2776, -94.9601
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Star Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Borland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Borland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland Cemetery
- Rigney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigney Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Friendship Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Monmouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Harley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Cemetery
- Edgmand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgmand Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgmand Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spickelmire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Spickelmire Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickelmire Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Hosey Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hosey Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosey Hill Cemetery
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Osage Brethren Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Brethren Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Pittsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93263 <5>
- Osage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Elm Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Mineral
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Cokedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Carona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Sherwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Mackie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McCune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Hallowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Stippville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stippville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stippville
- Turck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turck is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turck
- Skidmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Scammon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strauss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Hoag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
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 Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Hallowell
- McCune
- Scammon
- West Mineral
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 Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469626 (Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469626 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Mineral
- Location given for Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2772813 Lon: -94.9607966
- 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 Cherokee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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> | 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. |