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:
37.4562, -95.5804
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 Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Fredonia. Fredonia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plainfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Morehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morehead Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- South Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Center Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Center Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hiltz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hiltz Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltz Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Kroner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kroner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroner Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Fredonia City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Fredonia City Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #718034 <5>
- Farm Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Hilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Neodesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Earlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Cherryvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lafontaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Roper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Buxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Chanute
- Cherryvale
- Dennis
- Fredonia
- Galesburg
- Guilford
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Morehead
- Neodesha
- Parsons
- Thayer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wilson 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 #469642 (Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469642 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morehead
- Location given for Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4561692 Lon: -95.5805357
- 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 Wilson, 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 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. |