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A visit to the Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Leonard Cemetery (FG ID #100893)

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 Leonard Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7425°   (40° 44' 32")

Lon:   -97.2740°   (-97° 16' 26")

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

The county seat for Seward County is located in Seward. Seward lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Leonard Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Leonard 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 Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery.

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

    • Beaver Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cordova
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Goehner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tamora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Exeter
      (11 miles [17.7 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>
    • Utica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Ruby
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Seward
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Waco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Staplehurst
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • McCool Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairmont
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Milligan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Crete
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Dale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • York
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Berks
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
        • Berks is located in Lancaster County
      • Thayer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Thayer is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

    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 Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leonard Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Leland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zastrow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] 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>
    • Johnson Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Englehaupt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Andrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cashler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Salem UMC Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Old Salem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry Mound Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Blue Valley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilbert Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 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>
      • East Fairview Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turkey Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goldhammer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Milford Mennonite Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

    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 Leonard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #830678  (Leonard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #830678 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: 468
      • Location given for GNIS #830678 (Leonard Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100893

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Leonard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7425, Longitude: -97.2740    
    <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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