A visit to the Granite Hill 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 Granite Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Granite Hill Cemetery (FG ID #100800).
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 Granite Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Granite Hill Cemetery:
40.4182, -96.4417
The Granite Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Tecumseh. Tecumseh lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Granite Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Granite Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Granite Hill Cemetery ...
The Granite Hill Cemetery was established in 1881.
Name Variations for Granite Hill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Granite Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Granite Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Granite Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vesta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Pella Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Filley Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Solon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Firth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dughman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dughman Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughman Cemetery
- The Dughman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crabtree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100559 <1>
- Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panama Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helena Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Granite Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Filley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Firth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Granite Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Granite Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Bennet
- Burr
- Burr lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Cook
- Cook lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cortland
- Crab Orchard
- Douglas
- Elk Creek
- Filley
- Filley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Filley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Firth
- Firth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Firth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Graf - Historic
- Graf lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Graf.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Hickman
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Panama lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Granite Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Panama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Steinauer
- Sterling
- Tecumseh
- Virginia
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 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 Granite Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Granite Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100800
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #830125 (Hopewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #830125 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Hopewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4180553 Lon: -96.4419601
- 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 Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Hill 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. |