A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Creek Cemetery:
38.8269, -95.4002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Washington Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Washington Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Colyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Colyer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyer Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodder Cemetery
- St. John's Friedhof
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Friedhof is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Friedhof
- The St. John's Friedhof has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Twin Mounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mounds Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Worden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Worden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Lawrence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561299 <5>
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Flory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Flory Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flory Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Boles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Kaub Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kaub Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaub Cemetery
- Centropolis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Centropolis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Overbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Ulrich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ulrich Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulrich Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Worden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Centropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Kanwaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Vinland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sibleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Baldwin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Richter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Noria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Lecompton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Le Loup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 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 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 Washington Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- Carbondale
- Lawrence
- Le Loup
- Lecompton
- Overbrook
- Pomona
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 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 Washington Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2509646 (Washington Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2509646 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: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Globe
- Location given for Washington Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.826887 Lon: -95.400191
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington 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. |
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