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A visit to the Branson 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 Branson Cemetery ...

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

37.6071, -97.2072

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Branson Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County<2>.

The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies just to the northwest of the Branson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Branson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eastridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
  • Reflection Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seltzer Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • El Paso Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The El Paso Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
  • Pierpoint Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pierpoint Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpoint Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • White Chapel Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita Hebrew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kensington Gardens Memorial Centre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wichita Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Mission Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
    • Waco Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Waco Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
    • Mulvane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
    • Richland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Andover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Andover Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branson Cemetery.

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

  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
  • Eastborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
  • Prairie Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Haysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Mulvane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Salter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Wichita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wego-Waco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
  • Lorena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sunset Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • Cow Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Oatville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
    • Murray Gill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
    • Bel Aire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gordon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Peck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Bayneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
    • Kechi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>
    • Wichita Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Benton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Branson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Derby
  • Mulvane
  • Wichita

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Branson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Branson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474365  (Branson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474365 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: Sedgwick
      • Est. Elev: 412 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
      • Location given for Branson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6075167     Lon: -97.2069871
      • 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 Sedgwick, 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- Branson 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.