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. 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 Leonard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leonard Cemetery:
40.7425, -97.2740
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leonard Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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)
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Seward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Thayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Beaver Crossing
- Crete
- Dorchester
- Exeter
- Fairmont
- Friend
- Goehner
- Gresham
- McCool Junction
- Milford
- Milligan
- Seward
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Tamora
- Utica
- Utica lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Leonard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Waco
- Waco lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Leonard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Leonard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Seward 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 Leonard Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100893
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #830678 (Leonard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #830678 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: Seward
- Est. Elev: 468 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Friend
- Location given for Leonard Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7425073 Lon: -97.274213
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leonard 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |