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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 Wesleyan Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesleyan Cemetery

Lat:   39.2268°   (39° 13' 36")

Lon:   -97.2573°   (-97° 15' 26")

The cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

As an estimate, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the southwest of Longford.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast of the Wesleyan Cemetery .

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 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 Wesleyan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Clay 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 Wesleyan Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Wesleyan Cemetery.

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

    • Ladysmith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
    • Oak Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Longford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
      • Longford is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Longford has also been known as:
      • Longford Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <4>
    • Industry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Clay County
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Idana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Vine Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
      • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
      • Former name for Vine Creek:
      • Vine
    • Wakefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Broughton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Clay Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Talmage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
    • Buckeye
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Miltonvale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ackley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
        • Ackley is located in Ottawa County
      • Upland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Wells
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
        • Wells is located in Ottawa County
      • Morganville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Morganville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Morganville has also been known as:
        • Morgantown
      • Bala
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
        • Bala is located in Riley County
      • Lamar
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
        • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
      • Milford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

    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 Wesleyan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Wesleyan Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Rose Meron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Athelstane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athelstane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athelstane Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athelstane Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Swartwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Shields Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shields Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Mt. Liberty Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • The Greenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92584 <6>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Republican City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Republican City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Republican City Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republican City Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Henry Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the southwest of Talmage.
        • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Henry Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92673 <6>
      • Vine Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Cloud Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbert Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Miltonvale Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairiedale Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairiedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairiedale Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairiedale Cemetery
      • Lincoln Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Smith Gravesite
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Smith Gravesite is located in Cloud County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Gravesite
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403709 <6>
      • Madura Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madura Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Broughton Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery

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

    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 Wesleyan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476305  (Wesleyan Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #476305 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: Longford
      • County: Clay         Elev: 407
      • Location given for GNIS #476305 (Wesleyan Cemetery)

    The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wesleyan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2268, Longitude: -97.2573    
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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