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A visit to the Vallonia 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 Vallonia Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.8794°   (39° 52' 45")

Lon:   -100.4038°   (-100° 24' 13")

The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies just to the west southwest of the Vallonia Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Vallonia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kanona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Maple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oberlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Timber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Timber Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Redman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redman Cemetery
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury - Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danbury - Marion Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
  • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
    • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norcatur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norcatur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norcatur Cemetery is located in Norton County
  • Hamburg Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
  • Traer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
      • Deal Cemetery
      • Watton Cemetery
    • Wotton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wotton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jennings Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Clayton.
    • Wray Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wray Cemetery
      • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Vallonia Cemetery.

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

  • Kanona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
  • Oberlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <6>
  • Danbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>
  • Norcatur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Lyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
  • Jennings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Traer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Riley County
  • Dresden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Leoville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Dellvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Oronoque
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Herndon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Wilsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <6>

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 Vallonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Bartley
  • Danbury
  • Hendley
  • Herndon
  • Indianola
  • Jennings
  • Lebanon
  • Lenora
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • McCook lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Vallonia Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McCook.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • Norcatur
    • Norton
    • Oberlin
    • Oronoque
    • Selden
      • Selden lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Vallonia Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vallonia 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 Vallonia Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #470933  (Vallonia Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #470933 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: Kanona NW
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 778
    • Location given for GNIS #470933 (Vallonia Cemetery)

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 Decatur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vallonia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8794, Longitude: -100.4038       In this case, the coordinates for the Vallonia Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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