A visit to the West Union 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 Union Cemetery ...
The West Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Cherokee Cemetery
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Council Corners Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dietz Cemetery
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- Frontenac Cemetery
- The Frontenac Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Garden of Memories
- The Garden of Memories is located in Crawford County
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- The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92519 <2>
- Girard Cemetery
- The Girard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Highland Park Cemetery
- The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- The Highland Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hobson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92694 <2>
- Hosey Hill Cemetery
- The Hosey Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosey Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lone Star Cemetery
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Meyers Cemetery
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
- The Osage Brethren Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Brethren Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Pittsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93263 <2>
- Osage Cemetery
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- St. Anthony Cemetery
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- St. Bridget Cemetery
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Shirley Cemetery
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Union Center Cemetery
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barrett ‑ Historic
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
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- Beulah
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
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- Capaldo
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
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- Carona
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
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- Cherokee
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
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- Cornell
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
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- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
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- Edison
- Edison is located in Crawford County
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- Franklin
- Franklin is located in Crawford County
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- Frontenac
- Girard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
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- Klendike
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
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- Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
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- Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
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- Opolis
- Opolis is located in Crawford County
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- Opolis
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
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- Pittsburg
- Radley
- Radley is located in Crawford County
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- Ringo
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
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- Roseland
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Scammon
- Stone City ‑ Historic
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
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- Weir
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Yale
- Yale is located in Crawford County
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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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frontenac
- Girard
- Pittsburg
- Scammon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469721 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469721 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radley
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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