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:
37.6937, -96.4244
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 Greenwood County<2>.
The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaumont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
- The Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292671 <5>
- Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ladd Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Cresco Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cresco Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Howard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92210 <5>
- Clear Cut Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cut Cemetery
- Brownlow Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
- Rural Vale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rural Vale Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale Cemetery
- The Rural Vale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fiat Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273445 <5>
- Quito Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito 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 Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reece
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Severy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keighley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Rosalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanpah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Fiat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pontiac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Cave Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
- Wingate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Glen Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
- Lapland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Neal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Clay Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pickrell Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
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 Greenwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eureka
- Fall River
- Grenola
- Howard
- Latham
- Moline
- Piedmont
- Reece
- Rosalia
- Severy
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 websites either 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 Greenwood 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 #474859 (Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474859 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: Greenwood
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont NW
- Location given for Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6936373 Lon: -96.4244539
- 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 Greenwood, 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- 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. |