A visit to the Turkey 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
37.8959, -94.9658
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Bourbon County<2>.
The county seat for Bourbon County is located in Fort Scott. Fort Scott lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Turkey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Ensminger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ensminger Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensminger Cemetery
- Bronson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bronson Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Orum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Orum Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Orum Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Northway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Northway Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northway Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Osage Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93849 <5>
- Marmaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Marmaton Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Devon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #161162 <5>
- Boulware Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gillham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillham Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham Cemetery
- Avondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Avondale Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Cemetery
- Mapleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bronson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Xenia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marmaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Devon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Hollister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Ronald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
- Elsmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Hiattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Savonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Fort Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <6>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hepler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pawnee Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Godfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Edward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Kincaid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bourbon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Elsmore
- Fort Scott
- Hepler
- Hiattville
- Kincaid
- Mapleton
- Mildred
- Moran
- Redfield
- Savonburg
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Bourbon 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474530 (Turkey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474530 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: Bourbon
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Xenia
- Location given for Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8958712 Lon: -94.9655264
- 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 Bourbon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey 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. |