A visit to the Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chapman Cemetery (FG ID #100478).
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 Chapman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapman Cemetery:
41.0165, -98.1555
The Chapman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chapman.
The cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.
The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Chapman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Chapman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weigert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Weigert Cemetery is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigert Cemetery
- Wiegert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Siloa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- George Western Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archer Evangelical Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Norwegian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- East Grand Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Central City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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]<3> of the Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillips
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Overland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kronborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Libory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Giltner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alda
- Alda lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Chapman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Aurora
- Central City
- Clarks
- Cushing
- Dannebrog
- Doniphan
- Giltner
- Grand Island
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Palmer
- Polk
- Polk lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Chapman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Saint Paul
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100478
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #828097 (Chapman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #828097 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: Merrick
- Est. Elev: 540 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapman
- Location given for Chapman Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0164017 Lon: -98.1550589
- 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapman 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. |