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A visit to the Upper Humboldt 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 Upper Humboldt Cemetery ...

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

38.9560, -96.6140

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

The Upper Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County<2>.

The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Upper Humboldt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Humboldt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Upper Humboldt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
  • Welcome Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Olson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
  • Dwight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
  • Moss Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
  • Wetzel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
  • Salchow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Salchow Cemetery is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salchow Cemetery
  • West Templin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Templin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • East Templin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templin Cemetery
    • Swartz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Alta Vista Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
    • Skiddy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Skiddy Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy Cemetery
    • Fix Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Fix Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
    • Kansas Veterans Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ogden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Upper Humboldt Cemetery.

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

  • Dwight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Alta Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ashland is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland has also been known as:
    • Ashland Bottoms
  • Grandview Plaza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Skiddy ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Skiddy is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
  • White City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wreford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
  • Parkerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Parkerville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Eureka Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
  • Downing ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Downing is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Kelso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
    • Fairmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Manhattan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kansas Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • Alma
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Zeandale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
    • Lyona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Latimer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Latimer is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Keats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Saint George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Upper Humboldt 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 Upper Humboldt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Upper Humboldt 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 Upper Humboldt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476733  (Upper Humboldt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476733 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: 411 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: White City NE
      • Location given for Upper Humboldt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9563891     Lon: -96.6141702
      • 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' (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- Upper Humboldt 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.