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A visit to the Laurel Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:

42.1392, -98.0251

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

The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Antelope County<2>.

The county seat for Antelope County is located in Neligh. Neligh lies just to the south southwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oakdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101064 <5>
  • LDS Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The LDS Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
    • The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
    • LDS Cemetery
  • West Willowdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • West Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Danish Cemetery is located in Antelope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
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    • Royal Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Royal Cemetery is located in Antelope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Cemetery
    • Brunswick Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Antelope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
    • Lambrecht Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lambrecht Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrecht Cemetery
    • Orchard Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Orchard Cemetery is located in Antelope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
    • Ewing Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ewing Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
    • St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stark Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stark Valley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Valley Cemetery

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 Laurel Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Neligh
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tilden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Deloit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Deloit is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
  • Meadow Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knievels Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
  • Orchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ewing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plainview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
    • Breslau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Emporia ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Emporia is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Battle Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Creighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Antelope County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Battle Creek
  • Brunswick
  • Clearwater
  • Creighton
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Ewing
    • Ewing lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ewing.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Meadow Grove
  • Neligh
    • Neligh lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neligh.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neligh
  • Oakdale
  • Orchard
  • Osmond
  • Page
    • Page lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Page.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Antelope 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830640  (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #830640 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: Antelope
      • Est. Elev: 585 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Neligh
      • Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1391732     Lon: -98.0250665
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Antelope, 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- Laurel Hill 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>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.
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