A visit to the Meridian Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Meridian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Cemetery:
40.2178, -97.3628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meridian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairbury. Fairbury lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Meridian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meridian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Meridian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Franklin Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Union Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Union Cemetery
- The Franklin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100650 <5>
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- Bower Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213254 <5>
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101079 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairbury Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairbury Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury Cemetery
- Grandy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Grandy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy Cemetery
- Tobias Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daykin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tobias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bruning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ohiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jansen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Western
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Mahaska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hubbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Narka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deshler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan
(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 Meridian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Carleton
- Chester
- Daykin
- Deshler
- Endicott
- Fairbury
- Hebron
- Jansen
- Milligan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ohiowa
- Strang
- Swanton
- Tobias
- Western
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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831229 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831229 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladstone
- Location given for Meridian Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2177797 Lon: -97.3628182
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Meridian 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |