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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. 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 Dewitt Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dewitt Cemetery

Lat:   40.9792°   (40° 58' 45")

Lon:   -97.3706°   (-97° 22' 14")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt Cemetery
    • The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Seward County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dewitt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • 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 east 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Lutheran Church - North
      • The Faith Lutheran Church - North is located in Seward County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffer Cemetery
      • The Hoffer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in York County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
    • Tamora is located in Seward County
  • Surprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Surprise is located in Butler County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <6>
    • Rising City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <6>
    • Millerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
    • Osceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Cordova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ruby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Dwight
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Swedehome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #828706 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Utica
    • County: York         Elev: 470
    • Location given for GNIS #828706 (Dewitt Cemetery)

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Dewitt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9792, Longitude: -97.3706       In this case, the coordinates for the Dewitt Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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