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A visit to the Lavaca 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 Lavaca Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lavaca Cemetery (FG ID #100888)

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 Lavaca Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.7335°   (42° 44' 0")

Lon:   -102.0269°   (-102° 1' 36")

The Lavaca Cemetery is located in Cherry County<2>.

The county seat for Cherry County is located in Valentine. Valentine lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the east of the Lavaca Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Lavaca Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Center Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • Merriman Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Feather on Head Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feather on Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feather on Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Feather on Head Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
  • Amity Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
  • St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Lavaca Cemetery.

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

  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clinton
    • From the Lavaca Cemetery to Clinton
  • Merriman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <6>
  • Denby
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Batesland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <6>

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 Lavaca Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lavaca Cemetery:

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 Lavaca Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #835935  (Lavaca Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #835935 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: Coburn Canyon
    • County: Cherry         Elev: 1032
    • Location given for GNIS #835935 (Lavaca Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100888

The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.ne.us/

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 Cherry, 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 Lavaca Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7335, Longitude: -102.0269    
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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