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A visit to the Heerten Cemetery ...

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 Heerten Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.9486°   (42° 56' 54")

Lon:   -99.9651°   (-99° 57' 54")

The Heerten Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County<2>.

The county seat for Keya Paha County is located in Springview. Springview lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Heerten Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Heerten Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norden Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Vale Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Springview.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chub Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255883 <6>
  • Linden Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linden Pioneer Cemetery is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Kenaston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenaston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenaston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kenaston Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cherry County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kewanee Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kewanee Cemetery
      • The Kewanee Cemetery is located in Cherry County
      • The Kewanee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231194 <6>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Huishizer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huishizer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huishizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huishizer Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tripp County (SD)
    • Putnam Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Rock County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101204 <6>
    • St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Heerten Cemetery.

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

  • Norden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
  • Millboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Millboro is located in Tripp County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
  • Wewela
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Springview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clearfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Clearfield is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Burton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Colome
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
    • Colome is located in Tripp County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colome <7>
  • Arabia ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arabia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
    • Arabia is located in Cherry County
  • Wood Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <7>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ainsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carns ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
      • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Winner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
      • Winner is located in Tripp County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winner <7>

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 Heerten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keya Paha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Heerten Cemetery:

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 Heerten Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #829916  (Heerten Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #829916 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: Meadville NW
    • County: Keya Paha         Elev: 751
    • Location given for GNIS #829916 (Heerten Cemetery)

The official website for Keya Paha County: www.co.keya-paha.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Keya Paha, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Heerten Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9486, Longitude: -99.9651       In this case, the coordinates for the Heerten Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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