A visit to the Bancroft 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 Bancroft Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bancroft Cemetery:
41.9972, -96.5745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bancroft Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bancroft Cemetery is located in Cuming County<2>.
The county seat for Cuming County is located in West Point. West Point lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bancroft Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bancroft Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bancroft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bancroft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pender.
- The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101335 <5>
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pilcher Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pender.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pender Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <5>
- Dewitt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Walthill Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Walthill Evergreen Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill Evergreen Cemetery
- The Walthill Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100603 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Beemer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Beemer Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
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- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of West Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100708 <5>
- St. Michael Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Blomgren Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Omaha Tribal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Omaha Tribal Cemetery is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Tribal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Omaha Tribal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Macy.
- The Omaha Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackbird Hill Cemetery
- Umo Ho Tribal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101083 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bancroft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bancroft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bancroft
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosalie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walthill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Thurston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Macy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wisner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Uehling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Albaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Aloys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aloys is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bancroft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cuming County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bancroft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bancroft
- Beemer
- Craig
- Decatur
- Homer
- Lyons
- Oakland
- Pender
- Rosalie
- Scribner
- Snyder
- Tekamah
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Wakefield
- Walthill
- West Point
- Winnebago
- Wisner
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 Bancroft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Cuming 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 Bancroft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827171 (Bancroft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827171 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: Cuming
- Est. Elev: 437 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Point NE
- Location given for Bancroft Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9972172 Lon: -96.5744766
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Cuming, 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- Bancroft 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. |