A visit to the Valley View Memorial Garden ...
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 Valley View Memorial Garden ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley View Memorial Garden:
39.1950, -96.5042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley View Memorial Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley View Memorial Garden is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Westmoreland. Westmoreland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Valley View Memorial Garden .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley View Memorial Garden.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Valley View Memorial Garden.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley View Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.
- Stillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93374 <5>
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Houston Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Manhattan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #559687 <5>
- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Zeandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401238 <5>
- Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thierer Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eureka Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sedalia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Veterans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Wabaunsee Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Old County Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carnahan - Garrison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- Admatha Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Admatha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admatha 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 Valley View Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley View Memorial Garden, with the nearest first:
- Fairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Zeandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Eureka Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Wamego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
- Keats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fostoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McFarland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Belvue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Riley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
- Grandview Plaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 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 Valley View Memorial Garden. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley View Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Valley View Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Belvue
- Blaine
- Blaine lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Valley View Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blaine.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Junction City
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Milford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Valley View Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Olsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Paxico lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Valley View Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paxico.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Valley View Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Saint George
- Wamego
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 View Memorial Garden:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Valley View Memorial Garden:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #483998 (Valley View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #483998 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manhattan
- Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1949971 Lon: -96.5041677
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Memorial Garden) 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. |