A visit to the Dewitt 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 Dewitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dewitt Cemetery:
40.9792, -97.3706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dewitt Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dewitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dewitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dewitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dewitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dewitt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Utica.
- The Dewitt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100541 <5>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran- Orton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Surprise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100403 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Country Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rosemond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Faith Lutheran Church - North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Faith Lutheran Church - North is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Church - North
- The Faith Lutheran Church - North has also been known as:
- American Cemetery
- Danish Lutheran Cemetery
- Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404925 <5>
- Surprise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffer Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Stromsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100778 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tamora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101349 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dewitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dewitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gresham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tamora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tamora is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Staplehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ulysses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goehner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stromsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rising City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Swedehome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swedehome is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
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 Dewitt 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 Dewitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Crossing
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Dwight
- Garrison
- Goehner
- Gresham
- McCool Junction
- Osceola
- Rising City
- Seward
- Shelby
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Stromsburg
- Surprise
- Tamora
- Ulysses
- Utica
- Waco
- Waco lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dewitt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dewitt 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 first turn to 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 Dewitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to York 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 Dewitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #828706 (Dewitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #828706 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: York
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Utica
- Location given for Dewitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9791791 Lon: -97.3706022
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Dewitt 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. |