A visit to the Stockholm Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Stockholm Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Stockholm Cemetery (FG ID #2347018).
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 Stockholm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stockholm Cemetery:
38.7274, -101.9384
The Stockholm Cemetery is located in Wallace County<2>.
The county seat for Wallace County is located in Sharon Springs. Sharon Springs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Stockholm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stockholm Cemetery.
Establishment of the Stockholm Cemetery ...
The Stockholm Cemetery was founded in 1889.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Stockholm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stockholm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weskan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arapahoe Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- G.A.R. Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Springs Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Towner Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Towner Cemetery is located in Kiowa County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery
- Greeley County Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dinas Community Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ft. Wallace Post Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wallace Twp. Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sheridan Lake Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheridan Lake Cemetery is located in Kiowa County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake Cemetery
- Pearl Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
- Car wood Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- The Car wood Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Car wood Cemetery
- Selkirk Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
- North Twp. Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Stockholm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stockholm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weskan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arapahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kanco ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Horace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Greeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Tribune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheyenne Wells
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheridan Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Stockholm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wallace County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stockholm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheyenne Wells
- Horace
- Selkirk - Historic
- Sharon Springs
- Tribune
- Wallace
- Weskan
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 Stockholm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wallace 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 Stockholm Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2347018
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #485232 (Stockholm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #485232 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: Wallace
- Est. Elev: 1170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockholm Cemetery
- Location given for Stockholm Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7277888 Lon: -101.938787
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wallace, 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 from Point A (ie- Stockholm 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |