A visit to the Dorchester 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 Dorchester Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dorchester Cemetery (FG ID #100546).
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 Dorchester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dorchester Cemetery:
40.6639, -97.1026
The Dorchester Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Wilber. Wilber lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dorchester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dorchester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dorchester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dorchester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goldhammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Blue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Englehaupt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Heart Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Dorchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dorchester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kramer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goehner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milligan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clatonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Dorchester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dorchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Crossing
- Crete
- Crete lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Dorchester Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Denton
- Dorchester
- Exeter
- Friend
- Goehner
- Hallam
- Milford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Seward
- Swanton
- Tamora
- Western
- Wilber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dorchester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Dorchester Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100546
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #828760 (Dorchester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #828760 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 453 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorchester
- Location given for Dorchester Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6638945 Lon: -97.1022585
- 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 Saline, 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 from Point A (ie- Dorchester 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. |