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A visit to the McCain 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 McCain Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McCain Cemetery (FG ID #100957)

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 McCain Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.4221°   (41° 25' 19")

Lon:   -100.4720°   (-100° 28' 19")

The cemetery is located in Logan County<3>.

As an estimate, the McCain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Gandy.

The county seat for Logan County is located in Stapleton. Stapleton lies just to the north northwest of the McCain Cemetery .

Establishment of the McCain Cemetery ...

The McCain Cemetery was established in 1884.

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 McCain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Logan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McCain Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the McCain Cemetery.

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

    • Gandy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Stapleton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Logan County
    • Arnold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ringgold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in McPherson County
    • Maxwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
    • North Platte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bignell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
      • Bignell is located in Lincoln County
    • Tryon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Birdwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
      • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Brady
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <4>
    • Callaway
      (29 miles [46.7 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 McCain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the McCain Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of North Platte and Stapleton.  The cemetery lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Stapleton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101029 <1>
    • Loup Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Loup Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loup Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loup Valley Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loup Valley Cemetery
    • Kilmer Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Powell Canyon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Svea Dal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Tryon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212601 <1>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Woldheim Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • The Woldheim Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woldheim Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of Arnold.
        • The Woldheim Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Wilhelm Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woldheim Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101628 <1>
      • North Platte Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McCullough Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stop Table Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Valley Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sells Valley Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McNeel Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainview Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ft. McPherson National Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Brady Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingsbury Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

    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 McCain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831104  (McCain Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831104 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: Gandy
      • County: Logan         Elev: 932
      • Location given for GNIS #831104 (McCain Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100957

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 McCain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4221, Longitude: -100.4720    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of North Platte and Stapleton. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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