A visit to the Stone 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 Stone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stone Cemetery:
39.9300, -99.0479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Stone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Stone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Matteson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matteson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson Cemetery
- Germantown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Kensington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92531 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- West Cedar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Sod Church Cemetery
- Sod Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402776 <5>
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- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Agra Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eminence Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Eminence Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kensington is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Naponee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Agra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Agra is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Republican City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Claudell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Claudell is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
- Womer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Womer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bellaire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellaire is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuttgart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Inavale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
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 Stone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Stone Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Alma
- Alma lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Stone Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Athol
- Athol lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stone Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Glade
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Long Island
- Naponee
- Orleans
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- Continue List (5 more)
- Republican City
- Riverton
- Smith Center
- Speed
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 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 Stone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Stone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471805 (Stone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471805 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 621 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kensington NE
- Location given for Stone Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9300123 Lon: -99.047862
- 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stone 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. |