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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. 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 .

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.

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]<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)
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Broughton
    • From the Bala Cemetery to Broughton
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walsburg
    • From the Bala Cemetery to Walsburg
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkler
      • From the Bala Cemetery to Winkler
    • May Day
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ladysmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ladysmith
      • From the Bala Cemetery to Ladysmith
    • Alida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alida
      • From the Bala Cemetery to Alida
    • Upland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Upland
      • From the Bala Cemetery to Upland
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Eureka Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
      • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
      • Idana is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Idana
      • From the Bala Cemetery to Idana

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 'straight-line' 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 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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