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A visit to the Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.8872°   (38° 53' 13")

Lon:   -94.6674°   (-94° 40' 2")

The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Johnson County<1>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies just to the west of the Tomahawk Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Tomahawk Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Johnson County Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson County Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson County Memorial Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Lenexa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenexa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenexa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lenexa Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • St. John Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Strang Mausoleum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strang Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strang Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strang Mausoleum is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Aubry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aubry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aubry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aubry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Tomahawk Cemetery.

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

  • Overland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
    • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <7>
  • New Santa Fe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Martin City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Loch Lloyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
    • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
    • Loch Lloyd village
  • Lenexa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Leawood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvidere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Grandview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <7>
  • Prairie Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <7>
  • Stilwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Holmes Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Countryside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County
    • Olathe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mission Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Fairway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
      • Fairway is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <7>
    • Mission
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Mission is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <7>
    • Merriam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Mission Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Westwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Roeland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
      • Roeland Park is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <7>
    • Argentine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clare
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bucyrus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
      • Wea is located in Miami County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wea
      • From the Tomahawk Cemetery to Wea
    • Lake Quivira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Quivira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Shawnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <7>
    • Zarah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
      • Zarah is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zarah
      • From the Tomahawk Cemetery to Zarah

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 Tomahawk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

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

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 Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #479233  (Tomahawk Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #479233 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: Lenexa
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #479233 (Tomahawk Cemetery)

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tomahawk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8872, Longitude: -94.6674    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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