A visit to the Wirtonia 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 Wirtonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wirtonia Cemetery:
37.1880, -94.7001
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wirtonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wirtonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the west of the Wirtonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wirtonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wirtonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wirtonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Timberhill Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Messer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- The Messer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring River Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93033 <5>
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Council Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ritchie Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lone Elm Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Columbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Waco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Waco Cemetery is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
- Quaker Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Valley Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Carl Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carl Junction Cemetery is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction Cemetery
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]<3> of the Wirtonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wirtonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crestline
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Badger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Lawton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Quaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Klondike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Empire City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Carl Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Turck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turck is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turck
- Stippville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stippville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stippville
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neutral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- Thoms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Skidmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- South Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Weir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Scammon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
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 Wirtonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wirtonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carl Junction
- Columbus
- Empire City
- Galena
- Scammon
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 websites either 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 Wirtonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Wirtonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469326 (Wirtonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469326 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crestline
- Location given for Wirtonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1881142 Lon: -94.6999544
- 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 Cherokee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wirtonia 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. |
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