A visit to the Branscom 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 Branscom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branscom Cemetery:
39.1628, -96.8945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branscom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County<2>.
The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Branscom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Branscom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Branscom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branscom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- 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 northeast of Milford.
- The Milford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Schenck Branscom Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93039 <5>
- Barry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Vinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vinton Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alida Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida Cemetery
- Laid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Laid Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laid Cemetery
- Madura Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madura Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Laid - Upland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Laid - Upland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laid - Upland Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93493 <5>
- Bala Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Branscom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branscom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Grandview Plaza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
- Kansas Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Eureka Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Leonardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Manhattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Ladysmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Fairmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairmont is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
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 Branscom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Branscom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Branscom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Chapman
- Clay Center
- Detroit
- Green
- Green lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Branscom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Green.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Junction City
- Leonardville
- Manhattan
- Milford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Branscom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Randolph
- Riley
- Riley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Branscom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Branscom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Geary 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 Branscom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476336 (Branscom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476336 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: Geary
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milford
- Location given for Branscom Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1627745 Lon: -96.8944552
- 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 Geary, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Branscom 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |