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. 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 Hewitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hewitt Cemetery:
40.8588, -99.7772
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hewitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Hewitt Cemetery.<4>
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)
- 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)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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)
- 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)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eustis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 (8 more) ...
- Gothenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Farnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 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 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.
- Amherst
- Bertrand
- Cozad
- Eddyville
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Eustis
- Farnam
- Gothenburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Loomis
- Miller
- Oconto
- Overton
- Smithfield
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 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 Hewitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Hewitt Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100751
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829942 (Hewitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829942 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 746 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington West
- Location given for Hewitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8588958 Lon: -99.777338
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hewitt 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |