A visit to the Maple 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 Maple Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Cemetery (FG ID #100943).
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 Maple Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Cemetery:
40.0793, -95.7315
The Maple Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Salem.
The cemetery is located in Richardson County<2>.
The county seat for Richardson County is located in Falls City. Falls City lies just to the east of the Maple Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Cemetery.
Establishment of the Maple Cemetery ...
The Maple Cemetery was established in 1836.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Maple Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty - Cornel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hiem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hiem Cemetery is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiem Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- The Rock Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cupola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Starr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Piersons Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Maple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Verdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Straussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nim City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nim City is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
- Falls City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reserve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Shubert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sabetha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Barada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Padonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arago ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rulo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 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 Maple Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richardson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bern
- Bern lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Maple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bern.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
- Dawson
- Du Bois
- Falls City
- Hamlin
- Howe
- Howe lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Maple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Humboldt
- Morrill
- Rulo
- Sabetha
- Salem
- Shubert
- Stella
- Verdon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Maple Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Richardson 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 Maple Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100943
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831025 (Maple Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831025 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: Richardson
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Maple Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0791683 Lon: -95.7316549
- 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 Richardson, 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- Maple 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. |