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A visit to the Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kelso Cemetery (FG ID #2158392)

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 Kelso Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.1628°   (41° 9' 46")

Lon:   -98.6713°   (-98° 40' 16")

The cemetery is located in Howard County<3>.

As an estimate, the Kelso Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Farwell.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Saint Paul. Saint Paul lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast of the Kelso Cemetery .

Establishment of the Kelso Cemetery ...

The Kelso Cemetery was established in 1888.

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 Kelso Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Howard 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 Kelso 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 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Kelso Cemetery.

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

    • Nysted
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Farwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Boelus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dannebrog
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <4>
    • Rockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dannevirke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Cotesfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Ravenna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron is located in Hall County
      • Saint Libory
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Loup City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
        • Loup City is located in Sherman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Loup City has also been known as:
        • Loup
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <4>
      • Cushing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • North Loup City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
        • North Loup City is located in Sherman 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 Kelso Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Farwell.
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Posen Cemetery
      • St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179817 <1>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loup Fork Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nysted Evangelical Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nysted Evangelical Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nysted Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Nysted.
      • The Nysted Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nysted Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nysted Evangelical Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146759 <1>
    • Scotch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Czechoslovakia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Danish Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Danish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • The Danish Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danish Cemetery
      • St. Anns Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160781 <1>
    • Swedish Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Souleville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Souleville Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Souleville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Boelus.
      • The Souleville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Soulville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Souleville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168076 <1>
    • Canada Hill Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warsaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warsaw Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warsaw Cemetery
    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...

    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 Kelso Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830464  (Kelso Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #830464 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: Farwell
      • County: Howard         Elev: 609
      • Location given for GNIS #830464 (Kelso Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2158392

    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>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 Kelso Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1628, Longitude: -98.6713    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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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