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A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery

Lat:   37.1474°   (37° 8' 50")

Lon:   -95.9844°   (-95° 59' 3")

The Washington Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Washington Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Hardrock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardrock Cemetery
    • The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Havana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Havana Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Riley Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riley Memorial Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chautauqua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chautauqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Alford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mooney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Peru Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peru Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Ireland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ireland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ireland Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • West Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Booth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Sunny Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Harrisonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisonville Cemetery
      • The Harrisonville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Highland Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodring Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.

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

  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Niotaze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niotaze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
    • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Monett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
    • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Hale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Caney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <7>
  • Grafton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Elk City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
    • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
  • Tyro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Tyro is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Sedan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <7>
  • Chautauqua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oak Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Elk County
    • Longton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
      • Longton is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Former name for Longton:
      • Elk Rapids
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <7>
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rogers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
    • Copan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
      • Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <7>
    • Dearing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
      • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <7>
    • Whippoorwill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
      • Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Wann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
      • Wann is located in Nowata County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wann <7>
    • Upola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
      • Upola is located in Elk County
    • Lafontaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
      • Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
    • Gibbs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
      • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County

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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Caney
    • Caney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Washington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Copan
    • Copan lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Washington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Copan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
  • Dearing
  • Elk Falls
  • Independence
  • Lafontaine
  • Longton
  • Niotaze
  • Peru
    • Peru lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Washington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Sedan
  • Tyro
    • Tyro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Washington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Wann
    • Wann lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Washington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wann.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann

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 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #469533  (Todd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #469533 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: Caney NW
    • County: Chautauqua         Elev: 245
    • Location given for GNIS #469533 (Todd 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 Chautauqua, 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 Washington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1474, Longitude: -95.9844       In this case, the coordinates for the Washington 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>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>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.
<7>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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