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A visit to the Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Mound Cemetery (FG ID #1965083)

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 Blue Mound Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7625°   (40° 45' 45")

Lon:   -97.0458°   (-97° 2' 44")

The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Seward County<2>.

The county seat for Seward County is located in Seward. Seward lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blue Mound Cemetery .

Name Variations for Blue Mound 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.

Blue Mound Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Milford Cemetery

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.

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 websites either 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 Blue Mound Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Seward 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 Blue Mound 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Mound Cemetery.

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

    • Milford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Ruby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Pleasant Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Seward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <4>
    • Crete
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Goehner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Beaver Crossing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tamora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
        • Tamora is located in Seward County
      • Friend
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kramer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Cordova
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Staplehurst
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
        • Bee is located in Seward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <4>
      • Martell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaslight Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • West Lincoln
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
        • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County

    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 Blue Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seward County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blue Mound Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Milford Mennonite Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • East Fairview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ruby Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Goldhammer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Seward County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Milford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101014 <1>
    • West Blue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Camden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Faith Lutheran East Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Old Salem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Englehaupt Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

    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 Blue Mound Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831295  (Milford Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831295 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: Milford
      • County: Seward         Elev: 443
      • Location given for GNIS #831295 (Milford Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1965083

    The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Seward, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blue Mound Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7625, Longitude: -97.0458    
    <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.




 

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