A visit to the Washington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Washington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Cemetery (FG ID #94027)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery
Lat: 39.7968° (39° 47' 48")
Lon: -97.0573° (-97° 3' 26")
The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the north northeast of the Washington Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brethren Merkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Jesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrowville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reiter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Round Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiers Memorial Arch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <5>
- Morrowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Haddam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Kimeo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kimeo
- From the Washington Cemetery to Kimeo
- Chepstow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brantford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanham
- From the Washington Cemetery to Lanham
- Lanham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Endicott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Endicott is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <5>
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Endicott
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Hanover
- Hollenberg
- Linn
- Palmer
- Steele City
- Washington
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 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 Washington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Washington Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #472881 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #472881 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: Washington
- County: Washington Elev: 413
- Location given for GNIS #472881 (Washington Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94027
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Washington, 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- ) 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: 39.7968, Longitude: -97.0573 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |