A visit to the Firth 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 Firth Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Firth Cemetery (FG ID #100639).
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 Firth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Firth Cemetery:
40.5245, -96.6095
The Firth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Firth.
The cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Firth Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Firth Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Firth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Firth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dietz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Panama Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Pella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roca Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Solon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Firth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Firth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Firth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cortland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanlon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Hallam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clatonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Filley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Firth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Firth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Bennet
- Burr
- College View
- Cortland
- Crab Orchard
- Douglas
- Filley
- Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Palmyra
- Panama
- Sterling
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 professional and volunteer 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 Firth Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Firth Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100639
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829303 (Firth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829303 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Firth
- Location given for Firth Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5250007 Lon: -96.608908
- 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 Lancaster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Firth 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |