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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101059)

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 Oak Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.9456°   (40° 56' 44")

Lon:   -96.7669°   (-96° 46' 0")

The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oak Creek Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Oak Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Oak Creek 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Raymond
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
    • Agnew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
    • Davey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <4>
    • Gaslight Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
      • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
    • Emerald
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
    • Valparaiso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
    • Havelock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Ceresco
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Garland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Waverly
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Dale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • College View
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
        • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Prairie Home
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
        • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
      • Denton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Walton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

    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 Oak Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Creek Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Malcolm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Malcolm Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Malcolm Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Malcolm.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malcolm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100941 <1>
    • Tothill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Danish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ceresco.
      • The St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358232 <1>
    • Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Seward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valparaiso Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Free Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Free Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Free Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • The Free Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Asplund Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100651 <1>
      • Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • The Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saunders County
        • The Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Rock Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101227 <1>
      • Jensen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Emerald Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lincoln.
        • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100448 <1>
      • Wyuka Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • The Wyuka Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lincoln.
        • The Wyuka Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyuka Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101647 <1>
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 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 Oak Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #831807  (Oak Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #831807 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: Raymond
      • County: Lancaster         Elev: 384
      • Location given for GNIS #831807 (Oak Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101059

    The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9456, Longitude: -96.7669    
    <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>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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