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A visit to the White Rock 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 White Rock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Rock Cemetery:

39.8787, -97.9134

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

The White Rock Cemetery is located in Republic County<2>.

The county seat for Republic County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the White Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the White Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Persinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Persinger Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Gritten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gritten Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gritten Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Rose Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Mound Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Mound Cemetery
  • Switzers Gap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Switzers Gap Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzers Gap Cemetery
  • Balch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Balch Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Cemetery
  • Courtland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Courtland Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
  • Prairie Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Rose Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose Cemetery
  • Webber Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Webber Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
  • White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Superior (NE).
      • The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wilson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320687 <5>
    • Delta Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Delta Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Belleville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367672 <5>
    • Washington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • Montana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Montana Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Cemetery
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Rock Cemetery.

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

  • White Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • White Rock is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Sherdahl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
  • Republic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Republic is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Courtland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Webber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Formoso
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Formoso is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Scandia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <6>
  • Montrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Former name for Montrose:
    • Delta
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Byron is located in Thayer County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>
  • Kackley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kackley is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
  • Superior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Superior is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <6>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Norway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Oneonta ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Belleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mankato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Randall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Randall is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people

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 White Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Republic County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belleville
  • Burr Oak
  • Byron
    • Byron lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the White Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Chester
  • Courtland
  • Deshler
  • Formoso
  • Hardy
  • Jamestown
  • Kackley
  • Mankato
  • Munden
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Scandia
    • Superior
    • Webber
      • Webber lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the White Rock Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webber.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber

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 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 White Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Republic 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 White Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472579  (White Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472579 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: Republic
      • Est. Elev: 484 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scandia NW
      • Location given for White Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.8788996     Lon: -97.9136548
      • 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 Republic, 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- White Rock 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.