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A visit to the West Cedar 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 West Cedar Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cedar Cemetery:

39.8147, -99.1136

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cedar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the West Cedar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Cedar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the West Cedar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Agra Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Kensington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92531 <5>
  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Matteson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Matteson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
  • Kirin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
    • Meade Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
    • Iowa Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Iowa Union Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Union Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Ridge Sod Church Cemetery
      • Sod Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402776 <5>
    • Marvin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Cedar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cedar Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Agra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Kensington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Kirwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Athol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Claudell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
  • Glade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glade is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Cedar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Smith Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Speed
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Speed is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Gaylord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Naponee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Stuttgart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Republican City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Bellaire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bellaire is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>

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 West Cedar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 West Cedar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Phillips 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 West Cedar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471946  (West Cedar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471946 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: Phillips
      • Est. Elev: 585 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kensington
      • Location given for West Cedar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.8144556     Lon: -99.1139762
      • 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 Phillips, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Cedar 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.