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A visit to the Dove Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Dove Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dove Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Dove Hill Cemetery (FG ID #100549)

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 Dove Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7253°   (40° 43' 31")

Lon:   -99.1790°   (-99° 10' 44")

The Dove Hill Cemetery is located in Buffalo County<3>.

The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Kearney. Kearney lies just to the east southeast of the Dove Hill Cemetery .

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 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 Dove Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Buffalo County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dove Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Dove Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dove Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Odessa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
    • Kearney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kearney City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
      • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City has also been known as:
      • Dobytown
    • Buda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Amherst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
      • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <5>
    • Prairie Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
    • Axtell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
    • Gibbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <5>
    • Pleasanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Miller
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sartoria
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
        • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
      • Funk
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
        • Funk is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <5>
      • Overton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
        • Overton is located in Dawson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
      • Minden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmark
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
        • Westmark is located in Phelps County
      • Poole
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
        • Poole is located in Buffalo County
      • Keene
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
      • Holdrege
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sacramento
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps 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 Dove Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dove Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Dove Hill Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dove Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Riverdale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kearney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Kearney Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kearney Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kearney.
      • The Kearney Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City of Kearney Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1104446 <2>
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Divide Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elm Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ft. Kearney Post Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmont Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Poor Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316436 <2>
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south of Kearney.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101339 <2>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Peake Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Peake Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • The Peake Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Peake Cemetery
        • Peaks Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peake Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101116 <2>
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315833 <2>
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Magill Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Magill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • The Magill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • McGill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100960 <2>
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • The Williamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Williamsburg Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964882 <2>
      • White Hill Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethphage Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gibbon Riverside Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Dove Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #828768  (Dove Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #828768 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: Alfalfa Center
      • County: Buffalo         Elev: 712
      • Location given for GNIS #828768 (Dove Hill Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100549

    The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 Dove Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7253, Longitude: -99.1790       In this case, the coordinates for the Dove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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