A visit to the Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bluff Cemetery (FG ID #2244673)
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 Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Cemetery
Lat: 41.1194° (41° 7' 9")
Lon: -97.8608° (-97° 51' 38")
The Bluff Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bluff Cemetery .
Establishment of the Bluff Cemetery ...
The Bluff Cemetery was:
Name Variations for Bluff Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Blue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swede Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arborville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- George Western Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Merrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
- Overland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arborville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kronborg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedehome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Hord is located in Merrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hord
- From the Bluff Cemetery to Hord
- Stromsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
- Krakow
(19 miles [30.6 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 Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Central City
- Clarks
- Fullerton
- Hampton
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Palmer
- Polk
- Silver Creek
- Stromsburg
- York
- York lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bluff 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 like to start with 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bluff Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.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 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' (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 Bluff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1194, Longitude: -97.8608 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |