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A visit to the Sylvia 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 Sylvia Cemetery ...

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

37.9561, -98.3888

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

The Sylvia Cemetery is located in Reno County<2>.

The county seat for Reno County is located in Hutchinson. Hutchinson lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sylvia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sylvia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hazen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hazen Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Pleven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pleven Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleven Cemetery
  • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    • The Hayes Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hayes Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Huntsville Cemetery
  • Hinshaw Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peace Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Langdon Maple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bainum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bainum Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainum Cemetery
  • Old Langdon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Langdon Cemetery is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Langdon Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Neola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Neola Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbyville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Abbyville Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • Turin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Turin Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin Cemetery
    • Westminster Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Westminster Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
    • Strobe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Strobe Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strobe Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sylvia Cemetery.

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

  • Sylvia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sylvia is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sylvia has also been known as:
    • Anderson's Farm
  • Plevna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plevna is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Langdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Langdon is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Huntsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Neola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Neola is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Jordan Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
  • Turon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Turon is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Former name for Turon:
    • Pioneer City
  • Abbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Abbyville is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Stafford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stafford is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Stafford has also been known as:
    • Stafford Center
    • Stafford City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <6>
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lerado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lerado is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
  • Charters Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charters Corner is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Kilbourns Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
    • McVays Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McVays Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Penalosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Partridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Partridge is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Adams Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 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 Sylvia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Reno County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvia 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 professional and volunteer 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 Sylvia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Reno 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 Sylvia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473599  (Sylvia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473599 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: Reno
      • Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sylvia
      • Location given for Sylvia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.9561256     Lon: -98.3892387
      • 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 Reno, 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' (or 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- Sylvia 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.