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A visit to the Leland 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 Leland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Leland Cemetery (FG ID #100891)

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 Leland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7352°   (40° 44' 6")

Lon:   -97.3102°   (-97° 18' 36")

The Leland Cemetery is located in Seward County<2>.

The county seat for Seward County is located in Seward. Seward lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Leland Cemetery .

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 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 Leland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Seward 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 Leland 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leland Cemetery.

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

    • Cordova
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goehner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tamora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Utica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ruby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Waco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Fairmont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McCool Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Milligan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Seward
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
        • Seward is located in Seward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <4>
      • York
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thayer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Thayer is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Staplehurst
        (18 miles [29 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 Leland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seward County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Zastrow Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Zastrow Cemetery is located in Seward County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zastrow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cordova.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zastrow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101652 <1>
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Knob Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cashler Cemetery is located in York County
      • The Cashler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100467 <1>
    • Andrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Englehaupt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blue Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Exeter Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilmore Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Turkey Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Mills Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Salem UMC Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry Mound Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gilbert Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Saline County
        • The Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilbert - Hulse Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165420 <1>
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Old Salem Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

    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 Leland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830673  (Leland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #830673 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: Friend
      • County: Seward         Elev: 475
      • Location given for GNIS #830673 (Leland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100891

    The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

    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 Seward, 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' 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 Leland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7352, Longitude: -97.3102    
    <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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