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A visit to the May 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 May Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The May Cemetery (FG ID #100956)

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 May Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4598°   (40° 27' 35")

Lon:   -98.8198°   (-98° 49' 11")

The cemetery is located in Kearney County<3>.

As an estimate, the May Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Norman.

The county seat for Kearney County is located in Minden. Minden lies just to the west northwest of the May Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the May Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the May Cemetery.

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

  • Norman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heartwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <6>
  • Minden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holstein
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Upland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Valley City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Roseland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Assumption
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kenesaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
    • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <6>
  • Hildreth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Kearney County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newark
      • From the May Cemetery to Newark
    • Bladen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Axtell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Denman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kearney City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
      • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City has also been known as:
      • Dobytown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kearney City
      • From the May Cemetery to Kearney City
    • Macon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Juniata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilcox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ayr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <6>
    • Buda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buda
      • From the May Cemetery to Buda
    • Gibbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <6>

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 May Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kearney County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 May 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 May Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #831095  (May Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #831095 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: Norman
    • County: Kearney         Elev: 641
    • Location given for GNIS #831095 (May Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100956

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the May Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4598, Longitude: -98.8198    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Kearney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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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