St. Anna's Cemetery Cross - Walker, KS
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Max and 99
N 38° 52.339 W 099° 04.631
14S E 493304 N 4302610
This beautiful iron cross is located at the back of St. Anna's Cemetery, which is just north of St. Ann Church.
Waymark Code: WM12VP4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2020
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St. Anna Cemetery is associated with St. Ann Church, but in the construction of the arch, an A was accidentally added to the cemetery name. It is on the north side of Highway 70, about halfway between Russell and Hays.
The beautiful limestone arch that welcomes visitors allows a special view of the cross thru the central arch. There are over a dozen iron crosses at this church, on graves of loved ones, but the cross at the back is the biggest and most easily found. Jesus is depicted on this cross that stands about 10 feet tall, and is at the top of half a dozen stone steps, surrounded by shrubbery and a flying US flag.
A benchmark-like plaque at the base gives information in German, but it does give a year of 1906.
From the German Capitol of Kansas website: (
visit link)
St. Ann Cemetery
North Walker Ave
The cemetery for the parish is located approximately north of Walker on the east side of Walker Avenue. This is one of the most beautiful and meticulously groomed small cemeteries in the area. As with many of the other cemeteries of the Volga Germans of Ellis County, The St. Anna Cemetery also has the interesting looking iron crosses. What is notable about these intricate crosses crafted from steel, is that some are painted silver and others are wrought iron black. In the other cemeteries of Schoenchen, Victoria or Munjor, the iron crosses are typically one uniform color throughout the cemetery. There are 16 of the iron cross grave markers. Another feature that makes this cemetery a gem in the country is the eye-catching limestone gateway entrance with the three arches that welcome visitors to the cemetery.