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A visit to the Star Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star Valley Cemetery:

37.4124, -97.0422

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Star Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Star Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Star Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Star Valley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
  • Red Bud Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Bud Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud Cemetery
  • Akron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Akron Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
  • Stalter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Stalter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalter Cemetery
  • Widener Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Widener Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener Cemetery
  • Udall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Udall Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Ninnescah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Douglass City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92302 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Mulvane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
  • Littleton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Muqbra Muslim Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • Union - Graham Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Union - Graham Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
      • The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Graham Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
      • The High Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McCabe Cemetery
      • Muddy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92996 <5>

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 Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Udall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Akron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Akron is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Floral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Douglass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilmot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • New Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Former name for Oxford:
    • Hapawalla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Kellogg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Smileyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
  • Mulvane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Winfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Belle Plaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Salter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Salter is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Bloomington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bois d'Arc
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Paton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
    • Tisdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Atlanta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Derby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
    • Tresham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
    • Clay Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
    • Waco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cowley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Star Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470216  (Star Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470216 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Udall
      • Location given for Star Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.412522     Lon: -97.0425376
      • 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 Cowley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Star Valley 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.