A visit to the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mennonite Cemetery (FG ID #98946).
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 Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mennonite Cemetery:
36.9563, -98.1312
The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<2>.
The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mennonite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mennonite Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mennonite Cemetery ...
The Mennonite Cemetery was established in 1894.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waldron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ware Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gibbon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gibbon Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Cemetery
- Bonham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bonham Cemetery is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Byron - Amorita Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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- Wakita Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Driftwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hawley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amorita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Ruella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Sand Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wakita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Crisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Hazelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingersoll
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kiowa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alfalfa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amorita
- Anthony
- Burlington
- Byron
- Byron lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Capron
- Cherokee
- Crisfield
- Freeport
- Harper
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Jefferson
- Manchester
- Medford
- Wakita
- Waldron
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 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Alfalfa 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #98946
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095321 (Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095321 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: Alfalfa
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester NW
- Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9564152 Lon: -98.1311763
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Oklahoma's counties, including Alfalfa, 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- Mennonite 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |