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A visit to the Hamburg 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 Hamburg Cemetery ...

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

40.0611, -100.3424

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Red Willow County<2>.

The county seat for Red Willow County is located in McCook. McCook lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hamburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hamburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Hamburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Redman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Redman Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
  • Danbury - Marion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Tyrone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Edwards Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Maple Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
    • Deal Cemetery
    • Watton Cemetery
  • Wotton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wotton Cemetery is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wotton Cemetery
  • Vallonia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
  • Railsback Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Railsback Cemetery is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railsback Cemetery
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indianola Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100829 <5>
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    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Hills Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indianola.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157401 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shirley Cemetery is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
    • Wray Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wray Cemetery is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
    • Bartley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hamburg Cemetery.

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

  • Danbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bartley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Willow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
  • Norcatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Cambridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • McCook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <6>
  • Traer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oberlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <6>
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
    • Hendley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Clayton is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Holbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Hamburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red Willow County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hamburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Red Willow 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 Hamburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #829760  (Hamburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829760 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: Red Willow
      • Est. Elev: 744 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lebanon
      • Location given for Hamburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.0611169     Lon: -100.342365
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Red Willow, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamburg 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.