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A visit to the Sumner Memorial Gardens ...

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 Sumner Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumner Memorial Gardens:

37.2688, -97.3794

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

The Sumner Memorial Gardens is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies just to the west of the Sumner Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sumner Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Sumner Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Osborne Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Osborne Twp. Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Twp. Cemetery
  • Attebery Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Attebery Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attebery Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Belle Plaine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Plaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Belle Plaine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158877 <5>
  • Porter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Worden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
  • Greencastle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Chikaskia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
    • Yeager Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
      • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
    • Ninnescah Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery
    • Corzine Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Corzine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corzine Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Prairie Garden Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumner Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumner Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Wellington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cicero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Roland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Perth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perth is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Mayfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Anson is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Paton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Paton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Corbin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Corbin is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Portland is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Hackney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kellogg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Peck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
    • Millerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Geuda Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Udall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulvane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Drury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Drury is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Clearwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Wego-Waco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
    • Ewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell

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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.

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

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 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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sumner 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 Sumner Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470153  (Sumner Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470153 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: Sumner
      • Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dalton
      • Location given for Sumner Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 37.2691892     Lon: -97.3714341
      • 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 Sumner, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumner Memorial Gardens) 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.