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A visit to the Whistler 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 Whistler Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whistler 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 Whistler Cemetery

Lat:   39.2783°   (39° 16' 41")

Lon:   -101.7458°   (-101° 44' 44")

The Whistler Cemetery is located in Sherman County<2>.

The county seat for Sherman County is located in Goodland. Goodland lies just to the north northeast of the Whistler Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of the Whistler Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Frerichs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frerichs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frerichs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frerichs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Hartzler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartzler Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Edison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edison Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the North Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The North Twp. Cemetery is located in Wallace County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454832 <5>
  • Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanorado Catholic Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Kanorado Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanorado Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Hollenbeck Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollenbeck Cemetery is located in Sherman County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lava Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lava Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Shermanville Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shermanville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shermanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shermanville Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Brownville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brownville Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Freeland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeland Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Bear Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Valley Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (CO)
    • Lawn Ridge Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawn Ridge Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
    • Sharon Springs Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Whistler Cemetery.

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

  • Goodland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Caruso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caruso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
    • Caruso is located in Sherman County
  • Ruleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
  • Edson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Edson is located in Sherman County
  • Kanorado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brewster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <7>
  • Sharon Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Former name for Sharon Springs:
    • Eagle Trail
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <7>
  • Wallace
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Wallace County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <7>
  • McAllaster
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McAllaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
    • McAllaster is located in Logan County
  • Burlington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <7>

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 Whistler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sherman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whistler 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 Whistler Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471249  (Whistler Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471249 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: Goodland
    • County: Sherman         Elev: 1132
    • Location given for GNIS #471249 (Whistler 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 Sherman, 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 Whistler Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2783, Longitude: -101.7458       In this case, the coordinates for the Whistler 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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