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 ...
The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cloud County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Enterprise Cemetery
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Gotland Cemetery
- The Gotland Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hefner Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Kindel Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Murdock Family Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
- Nelson Family Cemetery
- 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
- Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Republic County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- St. Concordia Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Saron Cemetery
- The Saron Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Concordia.
- Scottsville Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Valley Cemetery
- 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
- West Summit Cemetery
- The West Summit Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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- Wilcox Cemetery
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cloud County
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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 alphabetically:
- Ames
- Ames is located in Cloud County
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- Asherville
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
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- Aurora
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Concordia
- Cook
- Cook is located in Cloud County
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- Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
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- Glasco
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
- Huscher
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
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- Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Kackley
- Kackley is located in Republic County
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- Macyville ‑ Historic
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
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- Norway
- Norway is located in Republic County
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- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
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- Randall
- Randall is located in Jewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Rice
- Rice is located in Cloud County
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- Scandia
- Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Simpson
- Yuma
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
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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.
- Ames
- Belleville
- Beloit
- Clyde
- Concordia
- Courtland
- Delphos
- Glasco
- Jamestown
- Kackley
- Miltonvale
- Scandia
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 websites either 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |