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A visit to the Hewitt 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 Hewitt Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hewitt Cemetery (FG ID #100751)

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 Hewitt Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.8588°   (40° 51' 31")

Lon:   -99.7772°   (-99° 46' 37")

The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.

The county seat for Dawson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southeast of the Hewitt Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hewitt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Dawson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hewitt Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hewitt Cemetery.

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

    • Lexington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Darr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
      • Darr is located in Dawson County
    • Cozad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eddyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Overton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <4>
    • Sumner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
      • Willow Island is located in Dawson County
    • Eustis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Eustis is located in Frontier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
    • Elwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Gosper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
    • Smithfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oconto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Miller
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Gothenburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Westmark
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
        • Westmark is located in Phelps County
      • Cumro ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
        • Cumro is located in Custer County
      • Elm Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
        • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
      • Bertrand
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Farnam
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckeye
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Buckeye is located in Custer County

    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 Hewitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Hewitt Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Hillside Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dawson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
      • The Hillside Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100776 <1>
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cozad Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Robb Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Island Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Overton Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumner Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Viola Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • The Viola Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • The Viola Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lomax Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344464 <1>

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

    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 Hewitt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #829942  (Hewitt Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829942 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: Lexington West
      • County: Dawson         Elev: 746
      • Location given for GNIS #829942 (Hewitt Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100751

    The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Dawson, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Hewitt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8588, Longitude: -99.7772    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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