A visit to the Old Hebron 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 Old Hebron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Hebron Cemetery:
40.1758, -97.5856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County<2>.
The county seat for Thayer County is located in Hebron. Hebron lies just to the south of the Old Hebron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Hebron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Old Hebron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Keim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Keim Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keim Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belvidere
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Deshler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Strang
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Narka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Mahaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ohiowa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Munden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Shickley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Daykin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
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 Old Hebron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thayer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Byron
- Carleton
- Chester
- Davenport
- Daykin
- Deshler
- Hebron
- Munden
- Narka
- Narka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Hebron Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Oak lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Hebron Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ohiowa
- Ong
- Ong lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old Hebron Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ong.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
- Ruskin
- Shickley
- Strang
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 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 Old Hebron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Thayer 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 Old Hebron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831852 (Old Hebron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831852 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: Thayer
- Est. Elev: 468 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hebron
- Location given for Old Hebron Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1758375 Lon: -97.5855974
- 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 Thayer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Hebron 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. |