A visit to the Vawter Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Vawter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vawter Cemetery (FG ID #2298669).
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 Vawter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vawter Cemetery:
38.8695, -95.7520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vawter Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Vawter Cemetery is located in Shawnee County<3>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Vawter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vawter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vawter Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vawter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Somervell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scranton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Carbondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale Cemetery
- Elevation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Burlingame City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mission Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Vawter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vawter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Scranton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pauline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Overbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osage City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vassar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Big Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
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 Vawter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vawter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Grantville
- Osage City
- Overbrook
- Scranton
- Silver Lake
- Topeka
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 Vawter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 Vawter Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2298669
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vawter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |