A visit to the Bala Cemetery ...
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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
39.3052, -96.9342
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bala Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bala Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Broughton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uniondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Madura Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madura Cemetery
- Branscom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscom Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] 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)
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leonardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Walsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Keats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Winkler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- May Day
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Upland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Industry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Eureka Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Garfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Idana
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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.
- Bala
- Bala lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bala Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Clay Center
- Green
- Idana
- Junction City
- Leonardville
- Milford
- Morganville
- Ogden
- Olsburg
- Randolph
- Riley
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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #91972
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476197 (Bala Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476197 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Riley
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bala
- Location given for Bala Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3052742 Lon: -96.9344572
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bala Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |