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. 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
37.1474, -95.9844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
- Havana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Riley Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haynes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Ireland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
- Harrisonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Harrisonville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville Cemetery
- Highland Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
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)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Niotaze
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Monett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Hale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Caney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sedan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Longton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Copan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <6>
- Dearing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whippoorwill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Wann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Upola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Lafontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Gibbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
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
- 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 first visit 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469533 (Todd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469533 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caney NW
- Location given for Todd Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1472867 Lon: -95.9844294
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington 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. |