Neal Cemetery
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Neal Cemetery

Neal, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA

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    Neal, Kansas, USA
    Coordinates: 37.82250, -96.06310
  • 6207500102
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The Neal Cemetery preserves the legacy of the early families of Greenwood County, with the oldest recorded burials dating back to the mid-1860s. While the town of Neal, Kansas, was officially platted in 1882 by W.E. Robb and named for railroad official Moses Neal, the surrounding prairies were settled years earlier. Pioneers like Amos Loveland arrived as early as 1871, finding a "native wilderness" previously traversed by the Kaw, Sac, Fox, and Crow tribes.

By the late 19th century, Neal had grown into a thriving agricultural and railroad hub. By 1890, the population reached 200 people, and the town served as a prominent shipping point for cattle and hay. Residents of this era often boarded the morning "Sunflower" train for business in Eureka. The community was supported by various churches—Baptist, Methodist, Holiness Congregational, and Presbyterian—and a bustling business district.

The cemetery stands as a historical record of these early settlers, including the Loveland, Boone, Basham, and Robb families, who established the foundations of this community amid a landscape once home to wild turkey, wolf, and deer.

The Neal Cemetery preserves the legacy of the early families of Greenwood County, with the oldest recorded burials dating back to the mid-1860s. While the town of Neal, Kansas, was officially platted in 1882 by W.E. Robb and named for railroad official Moses Neal, the surrounding prairies were settled years earlier. Pioneers like Amos Loveland arrived as early as 1871, finding a "native wilderness" previously traversed by the Kaw, Sac, Fox, and Crow tribes.

By the late 19th century, Neal had grown into a thriving agricultural and railroad hub. By 1890, the population reached 200 people, and the town served as a prominent shipping point for cattle and hay. Residents of this era often boarded the morning "Sunflower" train for business in Eureka. The community was supported by various churches—Baptist, Methodist, Holiness Congregational, and Presbyterian—and a bustling business district.

The cemetery stands as a historical record of these early settlers, including the Loveland, Boone, Basham, and Robb families, who established the foundations of this community amid a landscape once home to wild turkey, wolf, and deer.

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