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A visit to the Spring Branch 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 Spring Branch Cemetery ...

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

39.5100, -99.0584

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

The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Rooks County<2>.

The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Spring Branch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Branch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Spring Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ash Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Ash Rock Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Rock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Woodston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodston.
    • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodstown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
  • Leasburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • West Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The West Hope Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hope Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Survey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survey Cemetery
  • Mt. Ayr Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ayr Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bow Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Creek Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Kirin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Stockton.
    • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Stockton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Old Stockton Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stockton Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Chalk Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Chalk Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mound Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Bloomington Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Branch Cemetery.

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

  • Woodston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Claudell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
  • Kirwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Stockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Bloomington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Gaylord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Agra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Glade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Portis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Athol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Osborne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <6>
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Webster is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Phillipsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Codell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Codell is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
      • Former name for Codell:
      • Florreyville
    • Natoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Speed
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Speed is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 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 Spring Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Athol
    • Athol lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Codell
    • Codell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Codell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
  • Downs
    • Downs lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Downs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Gaylord
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Kensington
  • Kirwin
    • Kirwin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kirwin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirwin
  • Natoma
  • Osborne
    • Osborne lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spring Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osborne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Paradise
  • Phillipsburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Spring Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Rooks 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 Spring Branch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472145  (Spring Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472145 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: Rooks
      • Est. Elev: 560 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kirwin SE
      • Location given for Spring Branch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5100103     Lon: -99.0584209
      • 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 Rooks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Branch 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.