A visit to the Strong Township 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 Strong Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Strong Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #93860).
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 Strong Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong Twp. Cemetery:
38.3980, -96.5218
The Strong Twp. Cemetery is located in Chase County<2>.
The county seat for Chase County is located in Cottonwood Falls. Cottonwood Falls lies just to the south southwest of the Strong Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Strong Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Strong Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Strong Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Strong Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strong Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoehr Elmdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bazaar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haworth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boenitz Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fruitland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fruitland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Cemetery
- Clements Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goessel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Goessel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Dunlap African-American Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Springs Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Strong Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strong Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strong City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <5>
- Cottonwood Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Ellinor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neva
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saffordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bazaar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Hymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clements
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Merrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Strong Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chase County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strong Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cottonwood Falls
- Council Grove
- Dunlap
- Elmdale
- Emporia
- Matfield Green
- Strong City
- Wilsey
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 helpful 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 Strong Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chase 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 Strong Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93860
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #484300 (Strong Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #484300 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: Chase
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strong City
- Location given for Strong Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.398347 Lon: -96.5225058
- 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 Chase, 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- Strong Twp. 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. |