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A visit to the Amity 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 Amity Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amity 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 Amity Cemetery

Lat:   42.8036°   (42° 48' 12")

Lon:   -102.4393°   (-102° 26' 21")

The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County<2>.

The county seat for Sheridan County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies just to the south southwest of the Amity Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Amity Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Movotny Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Movotny Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Abold Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abold Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
  • Beaver Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Hay Springs Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hay Springs Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97509 <5>
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
    • Dane Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dane Cemetery
      • The Dane Cemetery is located in Cherry County
      • The Dane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343176 <5>
    • Red Cloud Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cloud Cemetery
      • The Red Cloud Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Cloud Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pine Ridge (SD).
      • The Red Cloud Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970722 <5>
    • Beguin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beguin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beguin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beguin Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Native American Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Native American Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Native American Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
    • Lamont Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamont Cemetery
      • The Lamont Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Amity Cemetery.

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

  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Rushville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <7>
  • Gordon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Whiteclay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hay Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
    • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <7>
  • Pine Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Denby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
    • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
  • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bordeaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
  • Wounded Knee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Batesland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <7>
  • Chadron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Manderson - White Horse Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
    • Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
  • Manderson
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Amity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sheridan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Amity 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 Amity Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #826982  (Amity Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #826982 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: Clinton SW
    • County: Sheridan         Elev: 1166
    • Location given for GNIS #826982 (Amity Cemetery)

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Sheridan, 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 things 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 Amity Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8036, Longitude: -102.4393       In this case, the coordinates for the Amity 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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