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''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Kansas|Kansas]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Kansas|Kansas]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | ||
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Kansas cemeteries. This collection is described in [[Kansas Genealogy]]. Inscriptions from headstones in hundreds of small graveyards in every county of the state are recorded in Don L. Ford, ''Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas'' <ref>''Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas''3 vols. (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing, 1983-85; Family History Library book 978.1 V3f.) </ref> | The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Kansas cemeteries. This collection is described in [[Kansas Genealogy]]. Inscriptions from headstones in hundreds of small graveyards in every county of the state are recorded in Don L. Ford, ''Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas'' <ref>''Abandoned and Semi-Active Cemeteries of Kansas''3 vols. (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing, 1983-85; Family History Library book 978.1 V3f.) </ref> | ||
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*Another collection of tombstone inscriptions is ''Cemetery Records of Kansas'' <ref>''Cemetery Records of Kansas'' 18 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1956-64; Family History Library book {{FHL|590138|title-id|disp=978.1 V22}}; films 873686-90; fiche 6051176.) The index is in Family History Library book 978.1 V22 index; film 1320674 item 42).</ref> | *Another collection of tombstone inscriptions is ''Cemetery Records of Kansas'' <ref>''Cemetery Records of Kansas'' 18 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1956-64; Family History Library book {{FHL|590138|title-id|disp=978.1 V22}}; films 873686-90; fiche 6051176.) The index is in Family History Library book 978.1 V22 index; film 1320674 item 42).</ref> | ||
*The [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/vital/topekastatehospitalcemetery.htm Topeka State Hospital], a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, was in operation from 1872 to 1997. For some, the grounds of the hospital became their final resting place. There is a searchable index to the 1157 individuals buried in the hospital cemetery. With only a few exceptions, individuals were buried without a headstone.<br><br>Because most individuals were buried in unmarked graves, hospital officials used a grid pattern and designated gravesites by their distance from stone markers placed at the end of each row. The 'Location' is the distance in feet and inches from the eastern marker west to the gravesite. | *The [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/vital/topekastatehospitalcemetery.htm Topeka State Hospital], a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, was in operation from 1872 to 1997. For some, the grounds of the hospital became their final resting place. There is a searchable index to the 1157 individuals buried in the hospital cemetery. With only a few exceptions, individuals were buried without a headstone.<br><br>Because most individuals were buried in unmarked graves, hospital officials used a grid pattern and designated gravesites by their distance from stone markers placed at the end of each row. The 'Location' is the distance in feet and inches from the eastern marker west to the gravesite. | ||
=== Online === | |||
The following have some cemetery listings for Kansas State. [[Image:ArrowGreen.svg.png|left|20x20px|ArrowGreen.svg.png]] Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery. <br><br> | |||
*Findagrave.com [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=14&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Search for names] Enter at least a last name then click '''Search'''. Can narrow by first names or dates. | |||
**This site frequently has tombstone images | |||
**[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=14&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n List of cemeteries] statewide for cemeteries in their database | |||
***You may need to narrow by county | |||
****Go to [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave Home page], click '''Search for a cemetery''', select the state (Kansas), then select from the '''county list''', and press '''Search'''. | |||
***Click on the number below '''Interments''' for a cemetery to access names. Click '''Records''' arrow to scroll through to the end. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70610 ''Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012''] at Ancestry.com ($) | |||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||