A visit to the Wag staff 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 Wag staff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wag staff Cemetery:
38.6658, -94.7964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wag staff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wag staff Cemetery is located in Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Paola. Paola lies just to the south southwest of the Wag staff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wag staff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wag staff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wag staff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillsdale Cemetery - Old
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale Cemetery - New
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Home Holding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Home Holding Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Holding Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Somerset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Somerset Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Marysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- Bucyrus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bucyrus Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Louisburg Cemetery - New
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg Cemetery - Old
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Paola.
- The Scott Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scotts Valley Cemetery
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- Ursula Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ursula Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Wea Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Miami County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- City of Paola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The City of Paola Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Paola Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City of Paola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Paola.
- The City of Paola Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Paola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962708 <5>
- Cashman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cashman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashman 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 Wag staff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wag staff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chiles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <6>
- Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <6>
- Paola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osawatomie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Riverview Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Loch Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Olathe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 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 Wag staff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wag staff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Drexel
- Edgerton
- Olathe
- Osawatomie
- Paola
- Paola lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wag staff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Spring Hill
- Wellsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wag staff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Miami 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 Wag staff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2575133 (Wagstaff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575133 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Wagstaff Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6658333 Lon: -94.7963889
- 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 Miami, 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- Wag staff 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. |