A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
39.3800, -97.1900
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies just to the east of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Republican City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bloom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloom Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morganville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morganville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Broughton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broughton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Clay Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92085 <5>
- Shields Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sherman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Morganville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93497 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Garfield Center Mission Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center Mission Cemetery
- The Garfield Center Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440814 <5>
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Longford.
- Uniondale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Uniondale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uniondale Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wakefield.
- The Uniondale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uniondale Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339135 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clay Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Idana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Ladysmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Broughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Browndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Garfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <6>
- Bala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Miltonvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Longford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <6>
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- May Day
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Leonardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kimeo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Bala
- Bala lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Clay Center
- Clyde
- Green
- Green lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Green.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Idana
- Leonardville
- Longford
- Miltonvale
- Morganville
- Oak Hill
- Palmer
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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476031 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476031 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clay Center NW
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3799957 Lon: -97.1900235
- 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 Clay, 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- Wilson 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. |