A visit to the Miriam 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 Miriam Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Miriam Cemetery (FG ID #100950)
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 Miriam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miriam Cemetery
Lat: 41.0136° (41° 0' 48")
Lon: -100.6587° (-100° 39' 31")
The cemetery is located in Lincoln County<3>.
As an estimate, the Miriam Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of North Platte.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in North Platte. North Platte lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northwest of the Miriam Cemetery .
Establishment of the Miriam Cemetery ...
The Miriam Cemetery was established in January 1911.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Miriam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miriam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ft. McPherson National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCullough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Platte Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy's Gravesite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brady Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gaslin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wellfleet Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McNeel Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antelope Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dickens Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Svea Dal Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lemont Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lemont Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Sykes Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lindberg Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Miriam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miriam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bignell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- North Platte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Birdwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
- Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birdwood
- From the Miriam Cemetery to Birdwood
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Lincoln County
- Wellfleet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hershey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Hershey is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <7>
- Dickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <7>
- Maywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- O'Fallons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Gothenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sutherland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Curtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Miriam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miriam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brady
- Curtis
- Gothenburg
- Hershey
- Maxwell
- Maywood
- North Platte
- Sutherland
- Wallace
- Wellfleet
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 professional and volunteer 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 Miriam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Lincoln County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Miriam Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100950
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/
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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Miriam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0136, Longitude: -100.6587 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lincoln, 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |