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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holland Cemetery (FG ID #100779)

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 Holland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.5957°   (40° 35' 44")

Lon:   -96.6003°   (-96° 36' 1")

The cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

As an estimate, the Holland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Holland.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Holland Cemetery .

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 Holland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Holland 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holland Cemetery.

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

    • Holland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Hickman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Firth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
    • Panama
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Roca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <4>
    • Bennet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sprague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cortland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
    • Cheney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • Martell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hallam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Adams
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
      • Pine Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
        • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
      • Douglas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • College View
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
        • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Palmyra
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
        • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
      • Sterling
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Walton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kramer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Clatonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>

    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 Holland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Holland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Swiggart Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Stagecoach Lake Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353397 <1>
    • Dietz Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Firth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Firth Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Firth.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100639 <1>
    • Panama Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roca Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockfeldt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pella Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saltillo - Simmons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Centerville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallam Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Solon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Solon Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Solon Cemetery is located between<8> the communities of Panama and Douglas.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Douglas.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101464 <1>
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Douglas.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101021 <1>
      • Bennet Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buhrmann Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • John Sothan Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Sothan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The John Sothan Family Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Sothan Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370923 <1>
      • Grandview Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery

    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 Holland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830053  (Holland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #830053 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: Firth
      • County: Lancaster         Elev: 404
      • Location given for GNIS #830053 (Holland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100779

    The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 Lancaster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5957, Longitude: -96.6003    
    <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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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.









 

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