Riley County, Kansas Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Riley County, Kansas from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Riley County Overview
22
Cemeteries
8
Indexed Records
22
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Riley County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Riley County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Riley County, Kansas contains 22 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 8 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Sunrise Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1922 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Riley County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Riley County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Riley County map overview
County center reference: 39.3340, -96.7467
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Riley County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Riley County Cemetery Directory
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Back to KansasSunrise Cemetery
VA📍 MANHATTAN, KS
Ashland Cemetery
USGSRiley City Cemetery
VA📍 RILEY, KS
Sedalia Cemetery
VA📍 MANHATTAN, KS
Sunset Cemetery
USGSBala Cemetery
USGSBellegarde Cemetery
USGSCatholic Cemetery (historical)
USGSCrooked Creek Cemetery
USGSFancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
USGSHohman Cemetery
USGSKansas Veterans Cemetery at Manhattan
USGSLeonardville Cemetery
USGSMay Day Cemetery
USGSMill Creek Cemetery
USGSOgden Cemetery
USGSPeach Grove Cemetery
USGSPleasant Valley Cemetery
USGSRebekah Independent Order of Odd Fellows Home Cemetery
USGSRiley Cemetery
USGSRose Hill Cemetery
USGSSaint John's Cemetery
USGSSaint Patricks Cemetery
USGSShanks Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Riley County, Kansas
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Claude L Blevins
🪦 Riley City Cemetery
Edward Lee Woodyard
🪦 Sedalia Cemetery
Dwight E Engle
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
Burke B Bayer
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
Charles E Abarr
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
Bryce Warren Farrell
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
Don R Huse
🪦 Ashland Cemetery
Charles R Weik
🪦 Sunset Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Riley County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Riley County, Kansas
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Claude L Blevins
🪦 Riley City Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Edward Lee Woodyard
🪦 Sedalia Cemetery
1939-04-08 - 2021-10-11
Dwight E Engle
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
1952-05-19 - 2021-09-17 Rank: COL
Burke B Bayer
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
1922-11-13 - 2021-01-20 Rank: 1ST LT
Charles E Abarr
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
1931-04-05 - 2020-08-07
Bryce Warren Farrell
🪦 Sunrise Cemetery
1992-07-01 - 2020-06-05 Rank: PV2
Don R Huse
🪦 Ashland Cemetery
1925-02-02 - 2019-11-19 Rank: S SGT
Charles R Weik
🪦 Sunset Cemetery
1951-01-20 - 2017-07-25 Rank: SA
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Riley County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Riley County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Riley County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Riley County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Riley County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Sunrise Cemetery
4 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Ashland Cemetery
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Riley County burial records
Use a full name plus Riley County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Kansas archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Riley County
Riley County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Kansas archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Riley County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Riley County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Riley County?
22 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Riley County, Kansas, with 22 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Riley County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Riley County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Riley County burial records include military branch context?
8 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Riley County.