A visit to the Magill 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 Magill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Magill Cemetery (FG ID #100960).
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 Magill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Magill Cemetery:
40.5539, -99.2854
The Magill Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Magill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Magill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Magill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Magill Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Magill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Magill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fridhem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethphage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
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- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Industry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dove Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keene Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keene Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstrom Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antelope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
- Ft. Kearney Post Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Magill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Magill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Funk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holdrege
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Odessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilcox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ragan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hildreth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Magill 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 Magill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bertrand
- Elm Creek
- Funk
- Funk lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Magill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hildreth
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Loomis
- Minden
- Newark
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Ragan
- Smithfield
- Wilcox
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Magill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Magill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100960
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831136 (McGill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831136 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 689 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elm Creek SE
- Location given for McGill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5539002 Lon: -99.2853735
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magill 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. |