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A visit to the German Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 German Cemetery ...

The German Cemetery is located in Brown County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Ainsworth Cemetery
    • The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ainsworth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Ainsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100308 <3>
  • Bassett Memorial Park
  • Cornish Cemetery
    • The Cornish Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Cemetery
  • East Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
  • Heerten Cemetery
    • The Heerten Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heerten Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Huishizer Cemetery
    • The Huishizer Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huishizer Cemetery
  • Leonard Cemetery
    • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wood Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224510 <3>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Norden Cemetery
    • The Norden Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Park Cemetery
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Vale Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    • Putnam Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Thurman Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Springview.
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chub Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255883 <3>
    • Wenz Graves
      • The Wenz Graves is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenz Graves
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the German Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Ainsworth
  • Arabia ‑ Historic
    • Arabia is located in Cherry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Bassett
  • Burton
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
  • Johnstown
  • Long Pine
  • Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Newport
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Norden
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Sparks
    • Springview
    • Wewela
    • Winfield ‑ Historic
      • Winfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Wood Lake

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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 German Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 German Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #829500  (German Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829500 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 777 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ainsworth SW

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- German Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.