A visit to the Balch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Balch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balch Cemetery:
39.7979, -97.9807
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balch Cemetery is located in Jewell County<2>.
The county seat for Jewell County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Balch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Balch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Switzers Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Switzers Gap Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzers Gap Cemetery
- Delta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Delta Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Persinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Persinger Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East Buffalo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The East Buffalo Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Buffalo Cemetery
- Gritten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Gritten Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gritten Cemetery
- Montana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Montana Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Rose Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Balch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Formoso
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Webber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kackley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Scandia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sherdahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mankato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Hardy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Superior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Burr Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
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 Balch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Beloit
- Burr Oak
- Byron
- Concordia
- Courtland
- Formoso
- Hardy
- Jamestown
- Kackley
- Mankato
- Scandia
- Superior
- Webber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Balch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jewell 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 Balch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472826 (Balch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472826 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: Jewell
- Est. Elev: 460 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Courtland
- Location given for Balch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7983433 Lon: -97.9811559
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Jewell, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Balch 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. |