A visit to the Best 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 Best Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Best Cemetery (FG ID #2663149)
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 Best Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Best Cemetery
Lat: 42.0467° (42° 2' 48")
Lon: -97.5226° (-97° 31' 21")
The Best Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Madison. Madison lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Best Cemetery .
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 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 Best Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Best Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Battle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hadar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
- Warnerville is located in Madison County
- Pierce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pierce is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Madison County
- Hoskins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
- Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <4>
- Wee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
- Wee Town is located in Pierce County
- Emerick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
- Emerick is located in Madison County
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
- Kalamazoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalamazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Tilden is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Best Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Best Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battle Creek
- Carroll
- Creston
- Hoskins
- Humphrey
- Madison
- Meadow Grove
- Newman Grove
- Norfolk
- Oakdale
- Osmond
- Pierce
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Randolph
- Stanton
- Tilden
- Winside
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Best Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Best Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Madison County
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Allbery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allbery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allbery Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery is located in Stanton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Norfolk.
- The Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Christ Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stanton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Norfolk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100931 <1>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stanton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prospect View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Best Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827357 (Best Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #827357 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: Pierce SE
- County: Madison Elev: 518
- Location given for GNIS #827357 (Best Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2663149
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
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 Madison, 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' (or 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 Best Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0467, Longitude: -97.5226 |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |