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A visit to the Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery ...

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

39.0339, -96.5705

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

The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County<2>.

The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Briggs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
  • Upper Humboldt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94036 <5>
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Manhattan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #559687 <5>
  • Meacham - Van Antwarp Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rebekah IOOF Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kansas Veterans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • West Templin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Zeandale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401238 <5>
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Zeandale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93374 <5>
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eureka Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Moss Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
    • East Templin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.

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

  • Ashland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland has also been known as:
    • Ashland Bottoms
  • Eureka Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
  • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
  • Fairmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairmont is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zeandale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zeandale is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
  • Manhattan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Grandview Plaza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Alta Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dwight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Saint George
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wreford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
    • Keats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
    • McFarland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Kansas Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wamego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <6>
    • Parkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 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 Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476589  (Briggs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476589 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: 403 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Swede Creek
      • Location given for Briggs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.0341656     Lon: -96.5702799
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briggs 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.