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A visit to the Loomis 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 Loomis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Loomis Cemetery (FG ID #2317577)

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 Loomis Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4802°   (40° 28' 48")

Lon:   -99.5128°   (-99° 30' 46")

The Loomis Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.

The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies just to the east southeast of the Loomis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Loomis Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Loomis Cemetery.

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

  • Loomis
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holdrege
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bertrand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sacramento
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Funk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Funk is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <6>
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mascot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Ragan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <6>
  • Elm Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
    • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Overton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
    • Edison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilcox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <6>
    • Elwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Gosper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <6>
    • Axtell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Odessa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Arapahoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Loomis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapahoe
  • Atlanta
  • Axtell
  • Bertrand
  • Edison
  • Elm Creek
  • Elwood
    • Elwood lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Loomis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Funk
    • Funk lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Loomis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
  • Holdrege
  • Lexington
  • Loomis
    • Loomis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Loomis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loomis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Orleans
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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 Loomis 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 Loomis Cemetery:

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 Phelps, 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 Loomis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4802, Longitude: -99.5128    
<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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