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A visit to the Sumner Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sumner Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumner Cemetery

Lat:   39.4798°   (39° 28' 47")

Lon:   -98.9341°   (-98° 56' 2")

The Sumner Cemetery is located in Osborne County<2>.

The county seat for Osborne County is located in Osborne. Osborne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sumner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sumner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Grant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Bloomington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomington Cemetery
    • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Leasburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leasburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leasburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    • The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Ash Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ash Rock Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Woodston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodston Cemetery
    • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Woodston.
    • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodstown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Osborne Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Survey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Survey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Survey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Chalk Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chalk Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Bristow Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bristow Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Gaylord Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaylord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaylord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaylord Cemetery is located in Smith County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sumner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Alton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Woodston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Bloomington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
  • Cedar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Harlan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
  • Gaylord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Claudell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
  • Osborne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Osborne is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
    • Osborne has also been known as:
    • Peru
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
  • Portis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
    • Portis is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Kirwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Athol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kensington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Natoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <6>
    • Downs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Agra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Smith Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Codell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville
    • Dispatch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
      • Dispatch is located in Smith County
    • Glade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 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 Sumner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osborne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sumner Cemetery:

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 Sumner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472259  (Sumner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472259 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alton
    • County: Osborne         Elev: 509
    • Location given for GNIS #472259 (Sumner Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Osborne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sumner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4798, Longitude: -98.9341       In this case, the coordinates for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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