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A visit to the West Scipio Cemetery ...

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 West Scipio Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.3686°   (38° 22' 6")

Lon:   -95.2664°   (-95° 15' 59")

The West Scipio Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Garnett. Garnett lies just to the south southeast of the West Scipio Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the West Scipio Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #650333 <5>
  • St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Berea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Garnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Judy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Judy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Bare Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bare Cemetery
    • The Bare Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Bare Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Baer Cemetery
    • Bair Cemetery
  • Mount Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mount Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mount Olivet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mount Olivet Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Ottawa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208000 <5>
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Garnett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91978 <5>
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Greeley City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Central City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central City Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Morris Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Family Cemetery
      • The Morris Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Sutton Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Valley Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Middle Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Needham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Needham Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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 West Scipio Cemetery.

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

  • Scipio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Anderson County
  • Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glenlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
    • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
  • Garnett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greeley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <7>
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Anderson County
  • Central City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Anderson County
    • Former name for Central City:
    • Jerome
    • Central City has also been known as:
    • Central
  • Mont Ida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
    • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Lane has also been known as:
    • Lane City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <7>
  • Homewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Franklin County
  • Bush City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Bush City is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ransomville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Welda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • B N Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for B N Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
      • B N Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Williamsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Agricola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Goodrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Parker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Rantoul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Imes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
      • Imes is located in Franklin County
    • Ottawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <7>
    • Stanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Peoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
    • Westphalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Richter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Selma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County

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 Scipio Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 West Scipio Cemetery:

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 Scipio Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477651  (West Scipio Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477651 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: Garnett West
    • County: Anderson         Elev: 308
    • Location given for GNIS #477651 (West Scipio Cemetery)

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

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 Anderson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Scipio Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3686, Longitude: -95.2664       In this case, the coordinates for the West Scipio Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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