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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bala Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bala Cemetery (FG ID #91972)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bala Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bala Cemetery

Lat:   39.3052°   (39° 18' 18")

Lon:   -96.9342°   (-96° 56' 3")

The Bala Cemetery is located in Riley County<2>.

The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bala Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Bala Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Riley County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bala Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bala Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bala
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Riley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
    • Leonardville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
    • Broughton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Wakefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Walsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clay Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Keats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
      • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Winkler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • May Day
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
        • May Day is located in Riley County
      • Ladysmith
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Upland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Industry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
        • Industry is located in Clay County
      • Ogden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Morganville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Morganville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Morganville has also been known as:
        • Morgantown
      • Idana
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County

    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 Bala Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Riley County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bala Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bala Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bala Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leonardville United Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Broughton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Timber Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Creek Cemetery
    • Riley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Riley Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Riley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93493 <1>
    • Leonardville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lasita Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Barry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barry Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Milford Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Milford Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Milford.
        • The Milford Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Milford Schenck Branscom Cemeteries
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93039 <1>
      • Mill Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Grand View Cemetery
        • Grandview Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92569 <1>
      • Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Madura Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madura Cemetery
      • Branscom Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branscom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branscom Cemetery
      • Shanks Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks Cemetery
      • Crooked Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Bala Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476197  (Bala Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #476197 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bala
      • County: Riley         Elev: 406
      • Location given for GNIS #476197 (Bala Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91972

    The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bala Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3052, Longitude: -96.9342    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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