A visit to the Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Creek Cemetery:
38.6733, -95.0836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Walnut Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Walnut Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wellsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wellsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Old Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mannen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mannen Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannen Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- St. Columbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edgerton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgerton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin City Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Baldwin City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227481 <5>
- Prairie City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie City Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie City Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Le Loup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Imes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rantoul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Baldwin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ottawa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clearfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- B N Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Vinland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osawatomie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Sibleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Clare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Worden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
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 Walnut Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- Edgerton
- Le Loup
- Osawatomie
- Ottawa
- Paola
- Paola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Walnut Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Rantoul
- Spring Hill
- Wellsville
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 Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479376 (Walnut Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479376 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wellsville
- Location given for Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6733434 Lon: -95.0835799
- 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 Douglas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Creek 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. |