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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bureau Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bureau Cemetery (FG ID #100438)

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 Bureau Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bureau Cemetery

Lat:   41.2642°   (41° 15' 51")

Lon:   -97.9349°   (-97° 56' 5")

The cemetery is located in Merrick County<3>.

As an estimate, the Bureau Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Clarks.

The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest of the Bureau Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bureau 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.

Bureau Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pierce Chapel Cemetery

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bureau Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Merrick County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bureau Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Bureau Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bureau Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Clarks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
    • Fullerton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Archer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hordville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Overland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Krakow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Silver Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Polk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedehome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Belgrade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Genoa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Marquette
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kronborg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Arborville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
        • Arborville is located in York County
      • Worms
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
        • Worms is located in Merrick County
      • Chapman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stromsburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

    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 Bureau Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrick County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bureau Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bureau Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bureau Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fullerton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136910 <1>
    • Fullerton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burke Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • The Burke Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100619 <1>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morning Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307466 <1>
    • Central City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • The Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Foster Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244673 <1>
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Scandinavian Cemetery
      • West Gord Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101510 <1>
    • Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Nance County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Genoa.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140678 <1>
      • Laclede Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Swede Plain Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Silver Creek Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Archer Evangelical Community Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindale Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • The Lindale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • The Lindale Cemetery has also been known as:
        • First Baptist Church of Hardville Cemetery
        • Hordville Baptist Cemetery
        • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100906 <1>
      • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

    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 Bureau Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #827781  (Bureau Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #827781 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: Fullerton
      • County: Merrick         Elev: 506
      • Location given for GNIS #827781 (Bureau Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100438

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bureau Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2642, Longitude: -97.9349    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Merrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.
    <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.




 

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