A visit to the Burke 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 Burke Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burke Cemetery (FG ID #100619).
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 Burke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burke Cemetery:
41.1834, -98.0402
The Burke Cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.
The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies just to the south southeast of the Burke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burke Cemetery.
Name Variations for Burke 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.
Burke 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 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Burke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Evangelical Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- George Western Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fullerton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Blue Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lindale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Overland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fullerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kronborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merchiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merchiston is located in Nance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
- Saint Libory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arborville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Burke 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 Burke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Belgrade
- Central City
- Clarks
- Cushing
- Fullerton
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Palmer
- Polk
- Polk lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Burke Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Saint Paul
- Silver Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Burke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Merrick 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 Burke Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100619
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 Merrick, 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 from Point A (ie- Burke 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |