A visit to the Wetzel 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 Wetzel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wetzel Cemetery:
38.9450, -96.7653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wetzel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County<2>.
The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies just to the north northwest of the Wetzel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wetzel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wetzel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wetzel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
- Skiddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Skiddy Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Humboldt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
- Upper Humboldt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyona Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyona Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dwight Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Clarks Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Briggs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wetzel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wetzel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wreford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Grandview Plaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Lyona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dwight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Alta Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Alida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Upland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Kelso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Downing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Wetzel 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 Wetzel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta Vista
- Chapman
- Detroit
- Dwight
- Enterprise
- Junction City
- Latimer
- Manhattan
- Milford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wetzel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Parkerville
- White City
- Woodbine
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 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 Wetzel 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 Wetzel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476707 (Wetzel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476707 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: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wreford
- Location given for Wetzel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9450001 Lon: -96.7652854
- 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 '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- Wetzel 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. |