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A visit to the Valley Brook Cemetery ...


The location of the Valley Brook Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Valley Brook Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.7236°   (38° 43' 24")

Lon:   -95.5647°   (-95° 33' 52")

The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Osage County<2>.

The county seat for Osage County is located in Lyndon. Lyndon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Valley Brook Cemetery .

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 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 Valley Brook Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Osage County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Valley Brook Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Brook Cemetery.

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

    • Overbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <4>
    • Vassar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
    • Globe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Douglas County
    • Carbondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
    • Lyndon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
    • Quenemo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
      • Quenemo is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Quenemo has also been known as:
      • Quenemo Agency
    • Mineral Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
    • Scranton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
    • Centropolis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
      • Centropolis is located in Franklin County
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Shawnee County
    • Richter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Worden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
        • Worden is located in Douglas County
      • Lone Star
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
        • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
      • Burlingame
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
        • Burlingame is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
        • Former name for Burlingame:
        • American Settlement
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
      • Osage City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
        • Osage City is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <4>
      • Berryton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
        • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
      • Melvern
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
        • Melvern is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
        • Melvern has also been known as:
        • Melvin
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <4>
      • Ransomville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
        • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
      • Cullen Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
        • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
      • Clinton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Douglas County
      • Williamsburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Homewood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
        • Homewood is located in Franklin County
      • Pauline
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
        • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
      • Ottawa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
        • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
      • Ottawa Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
        • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County

    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 Valley Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osage County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Valley Brook Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Overbrook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overbrook Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Appanoose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vassar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vassar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vassar Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vassar Cemetery
    • Carbondale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbondale Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Dodder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodder Cemetery
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Curry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curry Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Scranton Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Kaub Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaub Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kaub Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaub Cemetery
      • Lyndon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Rock Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
      • Richland Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <6>
      • Boles Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boles Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Boles Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456197 <6>

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

    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 Valley Brook Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #479325  (Valley Brook Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #479325 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: Vassar
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 345
      • Location given for GNIS #479325 (Valley Brook Cemetery)

    The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/

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

    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 Osage, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Valley Brook Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7236, Longitude: -95.5647       In this case, the coordinates for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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