A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #100403).
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 Blue Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
41.0765, -97.4070
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Surprise.
The cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest of the Blue Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran- Orton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Surprise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Karpisek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Circle Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gresham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ulysses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rising City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stromsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Staplehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swedehome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Blue Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellwood
- Benedict
- David City
- Dwight
- Garrison
- Goehner
- Gresham
- Osceola
- Polk
- Rising City
- Seward
- Shelby
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Stromsburg
- Surprise
- Tamora
- Ulysses
- Utica
- Utica lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Waco
- Waco lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100403
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827506 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827506 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 500 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gresham
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0766802 Lon: -97.4069915
- 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> | 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- Blue Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |