A visit to the Vieux 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 Vieux Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vieux Cemetery:
39.2557, -96.2465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vieux Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vieux Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Westmoreland. Westmoreland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Vieux Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vieux Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Vieux Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vieux Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Polly Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Polly Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Creek Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- Belvue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Old County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Laclede Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Laclede Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Wabaunsee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wabaunsee Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Admatha Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Admatha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admatha Cemetery
- St. Clere Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clere Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clere Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Old Westmoreland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- McFarland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vieux Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vieux Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wamego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belvue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aikins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Zeandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Saint Clere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- McFarland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Delia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onaga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Wheaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Duluth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
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 Vieux Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vieux Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Belvue
- Blaine
- Delia
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Onaga
- Onaga lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Vieux Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onaga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
- Paxico
- Rossville
- Saint George
- Saint Marys
- Wamego
- Westmoreland
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 Vieux Cemetery:
- 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 Vieux Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476249 (Vieux Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476249 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: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laclede
- Location given for Vieux Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2561072 Lon: -96.2469417
- 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' (or 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- Vieux 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. |