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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Welcome Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Welcome Cemetery (FG ID #94036)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Welcome Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.9419°   (38° 56' 30")

Lon:   -96.5390°   (-96° 32' 20")

The cemetery is located in Geary County<3>.

As an estimate, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west of Junction City.

The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest of the Welcome Cemetery .

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 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 Welcome Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Geary County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Welcome Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Welcome Cemetery.

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

    • Alta Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <5>
    • Dwight
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Riley County
      • Ashland has also been known as:
      • Ashland Bottoms
    • Parkerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
      • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Downing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Morris County
    • Kelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
    • Alma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
    • Ogden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview Plaza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fairmont
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Zeandale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
        • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Wreford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
      • McFarland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Junction City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Manhattan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint George
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
      • Council Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
        • Council Grove is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
        • Council Grove has also been known as:
        • Council
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <5>

    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 Welcome 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 Welcome Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Welcome Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Moss Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Springs Cemetery
    • Upper Humboldt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Humboldt Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • West Templin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Templin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Templin Cemetery
    • East Templin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Templin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Templin Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Templin Cemetery
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • Dwight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Cemetery
    • Swartz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
    • Alta Vista Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alta Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alta Vista Cemetery
    • Fix Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fix Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fix Cemetery
    • Humboldt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Olson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
      • Rosey Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosey Cemetery
      • Garfield Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Bemoan Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemoan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bemoan Cemetery is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemoan Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Ashland Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wetzel Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetzel Cemetery
      • Salchow Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salchow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salchow Cemetery is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salchow Cemetery
      • Prairie View Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • Smith Family Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Zeandale.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401238 <1>

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

    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 Welcome Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476729  (Welcome Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #476729 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: White City NE
      • County: Geary         Elev: 457
      • Location given for GNIS #476729 (Welcome Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94036

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Welcome Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9419, Longitude: -96.5390    
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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