A visit to the Aurora Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Aurora Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Aurora Cemetery (FG ID #100348).
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 Aurora Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aurora Cemetery:
40.8850, -98.0001
The Aurora Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies just to the south of the Aurora Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Aurora Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Aurora Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Siloa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Gem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seaton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- George Western Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Giltner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Plainfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Aurora Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kronborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Giltner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Overland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arborville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lushton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Aurora Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aurora Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Bradshaw
- Central City
- Doniphan
- Giltner
- Grand Island
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Polk
- Polk lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Aurora Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Stockham
- Sutton
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 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 Aurora Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Aurora Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100348
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827119 (Aurora Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827119 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 547 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampton
- Location given for Aurora Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8844568 Lon: -98.0000548
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hamilton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurora 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |