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A visit to the Edgar 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 Edgar Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Edgar Cemetery (FG ID #2153870)

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 Edgar Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3587°   (40° 21' 31")

Lon:   -97.9697°   (-97° 58' 10")

The Edgar Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Edgar Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Edgar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Clay 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 Edgar 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edgar Cemetery.

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

    • Edgar
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sedan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
    • Angus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
    • Ong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Davenport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deweese
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <4>
    • Nelson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Shickley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Verona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
        • Verona is located in Clay County
      • Lawrence
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
        • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
      • Ruskin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <4>
      • Carleton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
        • Carleton is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <4>
      • Saronville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
        • Saronville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <4>
      • Glenvil
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sutton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

    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 Edgar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bruning
    • Carleton
    • Clay Center
    • Davenport
    • Deshler
    • Deweese
    • Edgar
    • Fairfield
    • Harvard
    • Lawrence
    • Nelson
      • Nelson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Edgar Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nelson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Oak
      • Oak lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Edgar Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Continue List   (5 more)
        • Ong lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Edgar Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ong.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
      • Ruskin
        • Ruskin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Edgar Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruskin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Shickley
      • Strang
      • Sutton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Edgar Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Prairieview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxbow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
    • Ong Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Assumption Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapel Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapel Grove Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Clay Center and Shickley.  The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Shickley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100477 <1>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Marshall Union Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Eller Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
      • Stockholm Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • St. Martin's Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • The St. Martin's Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martin's Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Deweese.
        • The St. Martin's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Martin - Loucky Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281293 <1>
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clay Center Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Creek Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Creek Cemetery
      • Liberty Creek Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The Liberty Creek Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Deweese.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100900 <1>

    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 Edgar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1882424  (Edgar Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1882424 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: Edgar
      • County: Clay         Elev: 524
      • Location given for GNIS #1882424 (Edgar Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2153870

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Edgar Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3587, Longitude: -97.9697    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clay Center and Shickley. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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