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A visit to the Wheatland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wheatland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wheatland Cemetery (FG ID #94061)

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 Wheatland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.6451°   (39° 38' 42")

Lon:   -95.5636°   (-95° 33' 48")

The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Atchison County<2>.

The county seat for Atchison County is located in Atchison. Atchison lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wheatland Cemetery .

Establishment of the Wheatland Cemetery ...

The Wheatland Cemetery was established in 1870.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wheatland Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wheatland Cemetery.

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

  • Horton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiting
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Mercier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
    • Mercier is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mercier
    • From the Wheatland Cemetery to Mercier
  • Muscotah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From the Wheatland Cemetery to Baker
  • Everest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Netawaka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Powhattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Huron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Larkinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Arrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Effingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <6>
    • Purcell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Granada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wetmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <6>
    • Holton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <6>
    • Monrovia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Robinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiawatha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Half Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
    • Leona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Capioma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Wheatland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atchison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #473251  (Wheatland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #473251 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: Horton
    • County: Atchison         Elev: 340
    • Location given for GNIS #473251 (Wheatland Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94061

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Wheatland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6451, Longitude: -95.5636    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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