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A visit to the West 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 West Branch Cemetery ...

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

39.5393, -97.7460

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

The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cloud County<2>.

The county seat for Cloud County is located in Concordia. Concordia lies just to the east northeast of the West Branch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Branch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hefner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
  • West Summit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The West Summit Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Summit Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Concordia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nelson Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Nelson Family Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Family Cemetery
    • The Nelson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Swedish Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Kindel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kindel Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kindel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Concordia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92828 <5>
    • Gotland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gotland Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotland Cemetery
    • Murdock Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Concordia.
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Scottsville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.

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

  • Yuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Yuma is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Macyville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Macyville is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
  • Concordia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cook is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Huscher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Huscher is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
  • Rice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rice is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Oneonta ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Norway is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Scottsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Aurora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Kackley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kackley is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Glasco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <6>
    • Simpson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Asherville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ames is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Randall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Randall is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Scandia
      (17 miles [27.4 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 West Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cloud County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cloud 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 West Branch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473331  (West Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473331 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: Cloud
      • Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Concordia
      • Location given for West Branch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5391695     Lon: -97.7461522
      • 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 Cloud, 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- West 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.