A visit to the Columbia Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Columbia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Columbia Cemetery:
40.0500, -98.2937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Columbia Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Red Cloud. Red Cloud lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Columbia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Columbia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Columbia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Columbia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guide Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Guide Rock Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Monia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monia Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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- Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Eckley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Eckley Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Cowles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowles Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Cemetery
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
- Red Cloud Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Red Cloud Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Superior.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- Superior Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1290980 <5>
- Ladies Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Columbia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guide Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
- Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Cowles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowles is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Superior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Esbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mankato
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inavale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Blue Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Womer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
- White Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Deweese
(22 miles [35.4 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 Columbia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columbia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladen
- Blue Hill
- Burr Oak
- Cowles
- Deweese
- Esbon
- Esbon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Columbia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esbon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
- Formoso
- Guide Rock
- Hardy
- Lawrence
- Mankato
- Nelson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Oak lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Columbia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Red Cloud
- Riverton
- Ruskin
- Superior
- Webber
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 Columbia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Columbia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #828277 (Columbia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #828277 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guide Rock
- Location given for Columbia Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0500137 Lon: -98.2936606
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |