A visit to the Council 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 Council Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Council Cemetery (FG ID #2232337)
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 Council Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Council Cemetery
Lat: 40.8428° (40° 50' 34")
Lon: -97.7137° (-97° 42' 49")
The Council Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the east northeast of the Council Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Council Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Council Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Evangelical Bible Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friesen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCool Junction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hampton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lushton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Council Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Council Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lushton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCool Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arborville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bixby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stockham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kronborg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <6>
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stromsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(19 miles [30.6 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 Council Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Exeter
- Fairmont
- Grafton
- Gresham
- Hampton
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Marquette
- McCool Junction
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Polk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Council Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Stockham
- Stromsburg
- Sutton
- Utica
- Waco
- Waco lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Council Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Council 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Council Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to York 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 Council Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
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 York, 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 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 Council Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8428, Longitude: -97.7137 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |