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A visit to the Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek Cemetery ...

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

37.4577, -96.6785

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

The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Timber Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Timber Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Timber Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Glen Grouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Glen Grouse Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grouse Cemetery
  • Latham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grand Prairie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Burden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92567 <5>
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Burden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Burden Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden Cemetery
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
    • The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Windsor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94091 <5>
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
  • Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Muqbra Muslim Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muqbra Muslim Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
      • The High Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McCabe Cemetery
      • Muddy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92996 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Gospel Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Gospel Ridge Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Ridge Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Howard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92210 <5>
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cut Cemetery
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenfield Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92581 <5>
    • Leon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
    • Widener Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Widener Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener Cemetery
    • Stalter Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Stalter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalter Cemetery
    • Tisdale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
    • Beaumont Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont Cemetery
    • Butts Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery

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 Timber Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Wingate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Glen Crouse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Latham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clay Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Center is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Grand Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
  • Burden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smileyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
  • Wilmot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Bloomington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Grenola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grenola is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Keighley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
    • Floral
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Floral is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Eaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Leon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Tisdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Pickrell Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
    • Douglass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Akron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Akron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Dexter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Haverhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon

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 Timber Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cowley County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atlanta
  • Burden
    • Burden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Timber Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
  • Dexter
  • Grenola
    • Grenola lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Timber Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grenola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
  • Latham
    • Latham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Timber Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham

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 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 Timber Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 Timber Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470032  (Timber Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470032 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 453 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cambridge NW
      • Location given for Timber Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4578002     Lon: -96.6786348
      • 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 Cowley, 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- Timber Creek 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.