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A visit to the Eureka Cemetery ...


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


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 Eureka Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.3497°   (40° 20' 58")

Lon:   -97.3312°   (-97° 19' 52")

The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Eureka Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Eureka Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Eureka 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eureka Cemetery.

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

    • Daykin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <4>
    • Tobias
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Western
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohiowa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Milligan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bruning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Belvidere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <4>
    • Strang
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fairbury
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jansen
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
        • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <4>
      • Carleton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
      • Hebron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymouth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
      • Geneva
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynolds
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Thompson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Jefferson 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 Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Eureka Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tobias Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Franklin Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery South
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ohiowa.
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101051 <6>
    • North Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lutheran Cemetery
    • Ohiowa Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexandria Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexandria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Meridian Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meridian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
      • Atlanta Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

    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 Eureka Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #829155  (Eureka Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829155 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: Daykin
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 472
      • Location given for GNIS #829155 (Eureka Cemetery)

    The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Jefferson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eureka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3497, Longitude: -97.3312       In this case, the coordinates for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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