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:
39.9509, -97.7626
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 Republic County<2>.
The county seat for Republic County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Rose Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose Cemetery
- St. Josaphats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josaphats Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josaphats Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Gritten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gritten Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gritten Cemetery
- Union Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367672 <5>
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Mound Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Mound Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
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- Persinger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Persinger Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Belleville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Belleville Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Scandia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- Ruskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Superior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Formoso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Kackley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Norway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Narka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Republic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Byron
- Chester
- Courtland
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deshler
- Formoso
- Hardy
- Hardy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hebron
- Kackley
- Munden
- Narka
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Oak lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ruskin
- Scandia
- Superior
- Webber
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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Republic 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 #472589 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472589 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: Republic
- Est. Elev: 494 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Republic
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.951121 Lon: -97.7628203
- 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 Republic, 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 drawn 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. |