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A visit to the Amherst Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Amherst Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7056°   (40° 42' 20")

Lon:   -102.1607°   (-102° 9' 38")

The Amherst Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Holyoke. Holyoke lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Amherst Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Amherst Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Venango Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodham Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlaw Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlaw Cemetery
    • The Greenlaw Cemetery is located in Chase County (NE)
    • The Greenlaw Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lamar Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100702 <5>
  • Paoli Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paoli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paoli Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Julesburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57368 <5>
  • Posegate Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posegate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Posegate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Posegate Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Ovid Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
    • The Ovid Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ovid Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ovid.
    • The Ovid Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Reservation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57475 <5>
  • Chase Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
    • The Chase Cemetery is located in Chase County (NE)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Imperial (NE).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100480 <5>
  • Jarvis Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Chase County (NE)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crete Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101171 <5>
    • Big Spring Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sedgwick Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Chase County (NE)
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Champion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100879 <5>
    • Triangle Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triangle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triangle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Triangle Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Chase County (NE)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Imperial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101003 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Amherst Cemetery.

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

  • Amherst
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <6>
  • Venango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <6>
  • Holyoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Chase County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Perkins County (NE)
  • Paoli
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <6>
  • Julesburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Ovid
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <6>
  • Crete
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Chase County (NE)
  • Haxtun
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
    • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <6>
  • Grant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <6>
  • Sedgwick
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <6>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Big Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Megeath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
      • Megeath is located in Keith County (NE)
    • Red Lion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Logan County
    • Dailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Logan County

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 Amherst Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amherst 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 Amherst Cemetery:

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 Amherst Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #182775  (Amherst Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #182775 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: Amherst
    • County: Phillips         Elev: 1122
    • Location given for GNIS #182775 (Amherst Cemetery)

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Colorado's counties, including Phillips, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Amherst Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7056, Longitude: -102.1607       In this case, the coordinates for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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