A visit to the Star Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star Center Cemetery:
37.3203, -95.9314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Independence. Independence lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Star Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Star Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Star Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Farm Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge Cemetery
- Upola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Upola Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
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- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Longton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
- Highland Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Radical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Radical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical Cemetery
- Kroner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Kroner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroner Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Star Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Oak Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Upola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Lafontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Buxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Hale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Longton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Busby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Elk Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Monett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Neodesha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Niotaze
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Brooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Cave Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Sedan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Elk Falls
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Howard
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Longton
- Moline
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- New Albany
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Star Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
- Tyro
- Tyro lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Star Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
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 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #470198 (Star Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470198 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: Harper
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk City
- Location given for Star Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3203352 Lon: -95.9313737
- 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 Montgomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Star Center 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. |